A flux capacitor for moth pheromones

Chemical Senses

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 295-298

  Olsson, Shannon B ^a   Hansson, Bill S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Channel capacity; Dendrite size; Insect pheromones; Odorant flux ranges; Odorant receptor neurons; Olfactory sensilla

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENDRITIC SPINE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; MOTH; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSILLUM; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84859829925     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjs007     Document Type: Article

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