Temporal responses of bumblebee gustatory neurons to sugars

Summary: The sense of taste permits the recognition of valuable nutrients and the avoidance of potential toxins. Previously, we found that bumblebees have a specialized mechanism for sensing sugars whereby two gustatory receptor neurons (GRNs) within the galeal sensilla of the bees’ mouthparts exhib...

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Main Authors: Rachel H. Parkinson, Sébastien C. Kessler, Jennifer Scott, Alexander Simpson, Jennifer Bu, Mushtaq Al-Esawy, Adam Mahdi, Ashwin Miriyala, Geraldine A. Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222007702