First evidence of the use of olfaction in Odonata behaviour
Abstract
We tested the attractiveness of prey odour in Ischnura elegans by behavioural assays. We recorded responses to prey odour from single olfactory neurons in I. elegans. The adults of I. elegans were attracted by olfactory cues emitted by prey. Antennal olfactory sensilla of I. elegans showed excitatory responses to prey odour. Antennal olfactory sensilla are involved in Odonata predation.
- Publication:
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Journal of Insect Physiology
- Pub Date:
- March 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2014.01.006
- Bibcode:
- 2014JInsP..62...26P
- Keywords:
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- Ischnura elegans;
- Chemical ecology;
- Olfaction;
- Predatory behaviour;
- Electrophysiology;
- Antennal sensilla