Journal article icon

Journal article

Cockchafer larvae smell host root scents in soil.

Abstract:

In many insect species olfaction is a key sensory modality. However, examination of the chemical ecology of insects has focussed up to now on insects living above ground. Evidence for behavioral responses to chemical cues in the soil other than CO(2) is scarce and the role played by olfaction in the process of finding host roots below ground is not yet understood. The question of whether soil-dwelling beetle larvae can smell their host plant roots has been under debate, but proof is as yet la...

Expand abstract
Publication status:
Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

Actions


Access Document


Files:
Publisher copy:
10.1371/journal.pone.0045827

Authors


More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Physiology Anatomy & Genetics
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
Journal:
PloS one More from this journal
Volume:
7
Issue:
10
Article number:
e45827
Publication date:
2012-01-01
DOI:
EISSN:
1932-6203

Terms of use


Views and Downloads






If you are the owner of this record, you can report an update to it here: Report update to this record

TO TOP