Resolution of pheromone pulses in receptor cells of Antheraea polyphemus at different temperatures
Resolution of pheromone pulses in receptor cells of Antheraea polyphemus at different temperatures
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10.1007/bf00194984
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1996-09-01
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Kodadova, B
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Kodadova, B
The ability of pheromone receptor cells of male Antheraea polyphemus (Saturniidae) to resolve stimulus pulses was determined at different temperatures (8 degrees, 18 degrees, 28 degrees C). The cells were stimulated by repeated 20-ms puffs of the pheromone components (E,Z)-6,11-hexadecadienyl acetate and (E,Z)-6,11-hexadecadienal. At higher temperatures, higher frequencies of stimulus pulses were resolved by the nerve-impulse response: about 1.25 pulses per second at 8 degrees C, 2.5 pulses/s at 18 degrees C and 5 pulses/s at 28 degrees C. The decreased ability of receptor cells to resolve stimulus pulses at low temperatures may reduce the male moth's chance of reaching the pheromone source. The peak nerve-impulse frequency increased whereas the duration of nerve-impulse responses to single stimulus pulses decreased at higher temperatures. At a given temperature and stimulus intensity the peak nerve-impulse frequency decreased with shorter intervals between the stimulus pulses, but the duration of the responses remained almost constant. The time needed for recovery from adaptation caused by a single stimulus pulse was longer at lower temperatures. The aldehyde receptor cell recovered more quickly than the acetate cell. At low stimulus concentration, the resolution ability of the acetate cell was strongly decreased, whereas in the aldehyde cell it was only slightly impaired.