Sensitivity and specificity in Drosophila pheromone perception

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 512-519

  Benton, Richard ^a,b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCENYL ACETATE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; PERCEPTION; PHEROMONES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMELL;

EID: 34848922188     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2007.07.004     Document Type: Review

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