TEMPERATURE RESPONSES OF ANTENNAL RECEPTORS OF MOSQUITO, AEDES-AEGYPTI
TEMPERATURE RESPONSES OF ANTENNAL RECEPTORS OF MOSQUITO, AEDES-AEGYPTI
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00612696
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发表时间:
1975-01-01
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通讯作者:
SOKOLOVE, PG
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作者:
DAVIS, EE;SOKOLOVE, PG
1.A pair of thermoreceptor units was identified in the sensilla coeloconica at the tip of the antennae on the mosquito,Aedes aegypti.2.One thermoreceptor was warm-sensitive and responded with a phasic-tonic increase in spike frequency to sudden increases in temperature. The second thermoreceptor was coldsensitive, responding with a phasic-tonic increase in spike activity to sudden decreases in temperature.3.The mean tonic spike activity of both the cold and warm receptors increased with increasing temperature to a peak of 30 imp/sec at 26‡ C for the cold receptor and 35 imp/sec at 28.5‡ C for the warm receptor. The tonic activity declined as the temperature was increased further. The maximum phasic sensitivity was observed with small temperature changes (δ T= ± 0.2‡C). This was 136 imp/sec/‡C temperature drop in the cold receptor and 130 imp/ sec/‡ C rise in the warm receptor.4.The importance of temperature in the host-seeking and “attack” behavior of the mosquito is discussed.