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Insects are able to navigate their environments because they can detect hydrocarbons and volatile odors, but it is not clear which one has the fastest reaction when detected, or how much of a response can be produced due to either one. In order to determine which category of odorant is detected first as well as which one causes the highest response rate, data on electrophysiological responses from ants was analyzed. While the statistical tests can be done to understand and answer the questions raised by the study, there are various hydrocarbons and volatile odors that were not used in the data. Conclusive evidence only applies to the odorants used in the experiments.
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- Characterization of Odor-Evoked Olfactory Sensory Neuron Responses in the Ant Camponotus floridanus
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- Darden, Jaelyn (Author)
- Gerkin, Richard (Thesis director)
- Liebig, Juergen (Committee member)
- School of Life Sciences (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2021-05
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