Chemical Signals

2/28/02


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Table of Contents

Chemical Signals

Olfactory signal features

Chemical signals

Pheromone examples

Odor glands in mammal skin

Vertebrate glands

Scent dissemination strategies

Female marking by greater spear-nosed bats

Multi-modal signalling in sac-winged bats

Scent glands in ants

Diffusion of a scent puff

Active space is dynamic

Media affects transmission

Diffusion from a trail

Diffusion in laminar flow

Diffusion in turbulent flow

Moth active space in wind

Insect odor receptor organs

Insect olfactory sensilla

Vertebrate odor receptor organs

Olfactory receptor cell

Gradient detection and orientation

Moth scent tracking

Author: Jerry Wilkinson

Email: gw10@umail.umd.edu

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