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- Carpenter ants use diverse antennae sampling strategies to track odor trails
Highlighted Article: High-resolution imaging of antennae reveals distinct patterns of sampling with non-redundant roles in odor tracking.
- Optomotor steering and flight control requires a specific sub-section of the compound eye in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta
Summary: The dorso-lateral quadrant of the Manduca sexta eye is required for optomotor responses and the dorsal half of the compound eye is necessary for free-flight behavior.
- Effect of interactions among individuals on the chemotaxis behaviours of Caenorhabditis elegans
Summary: Chemotactic behaviours of Caenorhabditis elegans in a population are modulated by pheromones, leading to changes in collective behaviours.
- A species-specific nematocide that results in terminal embryogenesis
Summary: Insect-associated nematodes coordinate their development using host cues to ‘walk the line’ between mutualism and pathogenesis. A host pheromone causes terminal embryogenesis by permeabilizing the nematode eggshell.
- Olfactory sensitivity of the marine flatfish Solea senegalensis to conspecific body fluids
Summary: Olfactory sensitivity to conspecific urine and intestinal fluid depends on the sex and maturity of both the donor and receiver in the Senegalese sole, a marine flatfish, which is indicative of pheromonal communication.
- Evidence for partial overlap of male olfactory cues in lampreys
Summary: Olfactory cues, critical to the behaviour and physiology of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), exhibit partial overlap among lamprey species.
- Olfactory specialization for perfume collection in male orchid bees
Highlighted Article: Electroantennography responses of male orchid bees are species-specific and particularly strong for some of their major perfume ingredients.