A specific male olfactory sensillum detects behaviorally antagonistic hairpencil odorants

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-12

  Hillier, N K ^a   Kelly, D ^a   Vickers, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennal lobe; Behavioral antagonist; Cobalt lysine staining; Courtship; Heliothis virescens; Lepidoptera; Olfactory receptor neuron

Indexed keywords

HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 33846469913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.0401     Document Type: Article

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