Oesophageal chemoreceptors of blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, sense chemical deterrents and can block ingestion of food

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1700-1710

  Aggio, Juan F ^a   Tieu, Ryan ^a   Wei, Amy ^a   Derby, Charles D ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Callinectes sapidus; Chemoreceptor neurons; Feeding deterrents

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; CHEMORECEPTOR; DOSE RESPONSE; EATING; ESOPHAGUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; MANDIBLE; METABOLISM; MOUTH; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRACHYURA; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; ESOPHAGUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOUTH; MUSCLES; NEURONS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84861125083     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.065854     Document Type: Article

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