Not all sugars are created equal: Some mask aversive tastes better than others in an herbivorous insect

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1412-1421

  Cocco, Nicolette ^a   Glendinning, John I ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitter; Herbivore; Insect; Mixture suppression; Sugar; Taste

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSILLUM; TASTE;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; LARVA; MANDUCA; NEURONS; SENSILLA; TASTE;

EID: 84860169860     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.059832     Document Type: Article

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