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OLFACTORY SETA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Crustaceans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- olfactory seta
1, record 1, English, olfactory%20seta
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As in other crustacean groups, ... 2 groups of chemoreceptors appeared to be employed in different ways, with olfactory receptors operating in detection of water-bone stimuli and gustatory receptors functioning in the sampling of substrate-bound chemicals. Olfactory setae were typically more abundant than gustatory setae, although this was not true in all cases ... The first two stages, detection and localization, primarily involved olfactory setae, while the third, chemical characterization of the food item, was gustatory in nature ... [Source: BIOSIS database]. 2, record 1, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The ultrastructure of the so-called olfactory setae on the antennula of Daphnia magna Straus (Crustacea, Cladocera) [Source: PASCAL database]. 2, record 1, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Insects can also smell airborne chemicals, using olfactory setae, usually located on the antennae. 1, record 1, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: olfactory setae. 2, record 1, English, - olfactory%20seta
Record 1, Key term(s)
- olfactory setae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Crustacés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- soie olfactive
1, record 1, French, soie%20olfactive
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme « soie » est habituellement trouvé au pluriel. (Olfactif : relatif à l'odorat, à la perception des odeurs, appareil, organe olfactif). Terme connexe : soies sensorielles : soies qui sont des organes des sens (e.g. ouïe ou odorat), reliées au système nerveux des insectes. 1, record 1, French, - soie%20olfactive
Record 1, Key term(s)
- soies olfactives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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