A comparison of responses from olfactory receptor neurons of Heliothis subflexa and Heliothis virescens to components of their sex pheromone

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-165

  Baker, T C ^a   Ochieng, S A ^b   Cosse A A ^c   Lee, S G ^a   Todd, J L ^a   Quero, C ^d   Vickers, N J ^e  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heliothis subflexa; Heliothis virescens; Olfactory receptor neurons; Sex pheromone; Single cell recordings

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MOTH; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MOTHS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2142710948     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-003-0483-2     Document Type: Article

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