Perireceptor Events and Transduction Mechanisms in Insect Olfaction
The first Chap. of this book has described the morphological properties of insect antennal sense organs, the pheromone-sensitive as well as the general odour-sensitive sensilla. This Chap. follows the odour molecules as they pass through the pores in the
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B.S. Hansson (Ed.)
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Professor Dr. Bill S. Hansson Dept. of Ecology Lund University S 223 62 Lund Sweden [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-08449-2 ISBN 978-3-662-07911-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-07911-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Insect Olfaction / Bill S. Hansson (ed.). p. cm. Includes bib liographical references. 1.Inse cts --Physiology. 2. Insects--Behaviour. 3. Smell. 1. Pheromones. I. Han sson , Bill S. QL495.I49 66 1999 573.S'77157--dc21 99-14162 cip
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This book is dedicated to DIETRICH SCHNEIDER, pioneer of research in insect olfaction, on his Both birthday.
Foreword JOHN G. HILDEBRAND
Research on insect olfaction is important for at least two reasons. First, the olfactory systems of insects and their arthropod kin are experimentally favourable models for studies aimed at learning about general principles of olfaction that apply to vertebrates and invertebrates alike. Detailed comparisons between the olfactory pathways in vertebrates and insects have revealed striking similarities of functional organisation, physiology, and development, suggesting that olfactory information is processed through neural mechanisms more similar than different in these evolutionarily remote creatures. Second, insect olfaction itself is important because of the economic and medical impact of insects that are agricultural pests and disease vectors, as well as positive impact of beneficial species, such as the bees and moths responsible for pollination and production of honey. The harm or benefit attributable to an insect is a function of what it does - that is, of its behaviour - which is shaped by sensory information. Often olfaction is the key modality for control of basic insect behaviour, such as orientation and movement tow
