Perspectives in Chemoreception and Behavior Papers Presented at a Symposium Held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in May 1985
In the study of the physiological basis of animal behavior Vince Dethier has been a pioneer, a guiding star. Although his own work has centered on the blowfly and the caterpillar, his interests and influence have spread far beyond the insects. The breadth of this impact is indicated by the contribut...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1987, 1987
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1987 |
| Series: | Proceedings in Life Sciences
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Table of Contents:
- 1 The Internal Environment and Appetitive Measures of Taste Function in the Rat
- 2 Animal Motivation: The Beginning of the End?
- 3 Plasticity in Control Systems for Insect Feeding Behavior
- 4 Vertebrate Taste Receptors
- 5 Volta and Taste Psychophysiology
- 6 What Makes a Caterpillar Eat? The Sensory Code Underlying Feeding Behavior
- 7 Chemoreception in the Fly: The Search for the Liverwurst Receptor
- 8 The Strange Fate of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
- 9 The Role of Experience in the Host Selection of Phytophagous Insects
- 10 The Evolution of Deterrent Responses in Plant-Feeding Insects
- 11 Speculations Concerning the Large White Butterfly (Pieris brassicae L.): Do the Females Assess the Number of Suitable Host Plants Present?
- Author Index