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The Role of Drosophila Odorant Receptors in Odor Coding
Elane Fishilevich
Jan 01, 0001
Drosophila melanogaster is a powerful genetic model organism, and a promising model system in olfaction. At the onset of my thesis research, the expression patterns of flyâs 62 odorant receptors (ORs) were largely unknown. I set...
olfaction Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons odarant receptors chemotaxis behavior olfaction in flies Life Sciences
Published by: Rockefeller University
Insect Host Seeking: Investigations into the Molecular Mechanisms of Chemosensation
Walton D. Jones
Jan 01, 0001
Among other functions, chemosensory systems play a crucial role in the host-seeking behaviors of insects that allow them to find their preferred food sources. Quite often, however, these host-seeking behaviors have a negative...
Published by: Rockefeller University