OLFACTORY STIMULATION OF BLOWFLIES BY HOMOLOGOUS ALCOHOLS

The response of the blowfly Phormia regina to stimulation by alcohols in the vapor phase has been investigated by means of an olfactometer which permitted quantitative control of stimulus concentration. The median rejection threshold was selected as a criterion of response. As was true in the case...

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Main Authors: Dethier, V. G., Yost, M. T.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1952
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2147329/