Responses of Protocerebral Neurons of the Manduca Sexta to Sex Pheromone Mixtures

The olfactory system of the male hawkmoth Manduca sexta is able to discriminate against subtle differences among different mixtures of odorants. Behavioral assays show that this moth is more attracted to the pheromone blend made of two components (E10-Z12-hexadecadienal, or EZ; E10-E12-Z14-hexadecat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Álvarez, Angélica
Other Authors: Hildebrand, John G.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/578956