Innate recognition of pheromone and food odors in moths: A common mechanism in the antennal lobe?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue SEP, 2010, Pages

  Martin, Joshua P ^a   Hildebrand, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral scent; Moths; Neuroethology; Olfaction; Pheromone; Sensory coding; Sensory object; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861174327     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00159     Document Type: Review

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