Perception of floral volatiles involved in host-plant finding behaviour: Comparison of a bee specialist and generalist

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 199, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 751-761

  Burger, Hannah ^a   Ayasse, Manfred ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^b,c   Kreissl, Sabine ^d   Galizia, C Giovanni ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antennal lobe morphology; Calcium imaging; Host plant odours; Olfaction; Specialised (oligolectic) bee

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIMETHOXYBENZENE; 1,4-DIMETHOXYBENZENE; ANISOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVOKED RESPONSE; FLOWER; INNERVATION; METABOLISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SMELLING; TIME; WILLOW;

ANIMALS; ANISOLES; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CUES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FLOWERS; ODORS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; SALIX; SMELL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882918435     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-013-0835-5     Document Type: Article

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