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Nature 445, 30-31 (4 January 2007) | doi:10.1038/445030a; Published online 3 January 2007
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- Bangalore, Karnataka 560099 India
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- University of Texas
- Austin TX United States
Neurobiology: Scent secrets of insects
Rachel I. Wilson1
Abstract
The perception of carbon dioxide provides insects with sensory data on their environment, and informs many insect behaviours. It seems that this sense relies on two dedicated neural receptors.
We inhabit a different sensory universe from that of many of the animals around us. We are deaf to high-pitched sounds that dogs perceive, blind to ultraviolet light that honeybees see, and numb to electric fields that sharks feel.
- Rachel I. Wilson is in the Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Email: rachel_wilson@hms.harvard.edu
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