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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.
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Florida Atlantic University
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1980
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Precise measurement of receptor thresholds is important in understanding
the role a sense organ plays in the biology and the sensory information
processing of an organism. Previous crustacean chemoreceptor thresholds
are too high because of the adaping effects of high stimulus intensities
and the order effects of stimulus presentation sequence used in threshold
experiments now in the literature. The present study uses an experimental
design geared to produce the lowest adaptation possible and shows
that single unit chemoreceptor activity occurs at lower concentrations
than any previously documented. The differences between lateral and
medial chemoreceptor and the variability of the antennular chemoreceptor
population are also treated in the present study. It is concluded that
threshold differences do not account for the differential behavioral
effect of lateral vs medial antennal filament ablation, and that the
observed response variability is inherent in receptor response and
important to receptor function.
the role a sense organ plays in the biology and the sensory information
processing of an organism. Previous crustacean chemoreceptor thresholds
are too high because of the adaping effects of high stimulus intensities
and the order effects of stimulus presentation sequence used in threshold
experiments now in the literature. The present study uses an experimental
design geared to produce the lowest adaptation possible and shows
that single unit chemoreceptor activity occurs at lower concentrations
than any previously documented. The differences between lateral and
medial chemoreceptor and the variability of the antennular chemoreceptor
population are also treated in the present study. It is concluded that
threshold differences do not account for the differential behavioral
effect of lateral vs medial antennal filament ablation, and that the
observed response variability is inherent in receptor response and
important to receptor function.
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33 p.
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14016
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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1980.
Date Backup
1980
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1980
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1980
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
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THOMPSON, HILARY WINFIELD
Graduate College
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33 p.
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THRESHOLD DETERMINATION FOR OLFACTORY RECEPTORS OF THE SPINY LOBSTER
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1980
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
THRESHOLD DETERMINATION FOR OLFACTORY RECEPTORS OF THE SPINY LOBSTER
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THRESHOLD DETERMINATION FOR OLFACTORY RECEPTORS OF THE SPINY LOBSTER