Food recognition in a blood-feeding insect: characterization of the pharyngeal taste organ
Isabel Ortega-Insaurralde, José Manuel Latorre-Estivalis, André Luis Costa‐da‐Silva, Agustina Cano, T Insausti, Héctor Salas Morales, Gina B. Pontes, Martín Berón de Astrada, Sheila Ons, Matthew DeGennaro, Romina B. Barrozo
The paper characterizes the pharyngeal taste organ in Rhodnius prolixus, identifying its role in detecting appetitive and aversive stimuli during blood feeding.
BMC Biology · Mar 13, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience