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The Olfactory Guidance of Flying Insects. IV. Drosophila

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

F. E. Kellogg ,
D. E. Frizel  and
R. H. Wright
F. E. Kellogg
Affiliation:
Division of Chemistry, British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver 8, Canada
D. E. Frizel
Affiliation:
Division of Chemistry, British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver 8, Canada
R. H. Wright
Affiliation:
Division of Chemistry, British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver 8, Canada
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The upwind guidance of flying insects was considered in a previous paper (Wright, 1958) where a homing mechanism was suggested that did not require visual contact with the ground. The response of Drosophila to attractive scents presented in various ways has now been studied. The results show that visual contact with the ground is in fact essential, and other factors of the guidance system have been clarified.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 94 , Issue 8 , August 1962 , pp. 884 - 888
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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References

Wright, R. H. 1958. The Olfactory Guidance of Flying Insects. Can. Ent. 90: 51–89.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kellogg, F. E., and Wright, R. H.. 1962. The Olfactory Guidance of Flying Insects. III. A Technique for Observing and Recording Flight Paths. Can. Ent. 94: 486–493.CrossRefGoogle Scholar