Behavioral monitoring of trained insects for chemical detection

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 2-8

  Rains, Glen C ^a   Utley, Samuel L ^a   Lewis, W Joe ^b  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER VISION; DETECTORS; FUNGI; ODOR CONTROL;

CHEMICAL DETECTION; MICROPLITIS CROCEIPES (CRESSON); TRAINED INSECTS; WASPS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

3 OCTANONE; 3-OCTANONE; KETONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; ODOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; KETONES; ODORS; SMELL; WASPS;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRACONIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MICROPLITIS CROCEIPES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 32344449101     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp050164p     Document Type: Conference Paper

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