Bitter taste recognition in the blowfly: Electrophysiological and behavioral evidence

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-65

  Liscia, A ^a   Solari, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amiloride; Behavior; Bitter; Blowfly; Caffeine; Electrophysiology; Nicotine; Quinine; Taste

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; CAFFEINE; NICOTINE; QUININE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUGAR; WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASTE; TASTE ACUITY; TASTE DISCRIMINATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; CHEMORECEPTORS; DIPTERA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SENSE ORGANS; TASTE;

EID: 0034661049     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(00)00249-3     Document Type: Article

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