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Moths sense but do not learn flower odors with their proboscis during flower investigation

Insect pollinators, such as the tobacco hawkmoth Manduca sexta, are known for locating flowers and learning floral odors by using their antennae. A recent study revealed, however, that the tobacco hawkmoth additionally possesses olfactory sensilla at the tip of its proboscis. Here, we asked whether...

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Autores principales: Adam, Elisabeth, Hansson, Bill S., Knaden, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8467027/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34427309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242780