Electrophysiological identification of thermo- and hygro-sensitive receptor neurons on the antennae of the dragonfly Libellula depressa

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1391-1398

  Piersanti, Silvana ^a   Rebora, Manuela ^a   Almaas, Tor Jorgen ^b   Salerno, Gianandrea ^a   Gaino, Elda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Odonata; Olfactory receptors; Paleoptera; Sensilla; Sensory biology; Thermo hygroreceptors

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; FLY; HUMIDITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; OLFACTORY CUE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; INSECTS; MALE; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); LADONA DEPRESSA; ODONATA; PALAEOPTERA;

EID: 80052437324     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.07.005     Document Type: Article

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