Humidity detection and hygropreference behavior in larvae of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Rowley, Marc ^a   Hanson, Frank ^b  

^a BEREA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hygroreception; Hygroreceptor; Relative humidity; Water detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRINKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRINKING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMIDITY; LARVA; MANDUCA; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; WATER;

EID: 34250781679     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.3901     Document Type: Article

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