A comprehensive review is presented on the development and state of the art of colorimetric
and fluorometric sensor arrays. Optical arrays based on chemoresponsive colorants (dyes …

The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

Olfactory systems must detect and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of odorants.
To contend with this challenge, diverse species have converged on a common strategy in …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate
chemical communication between neurons at synapses. A variant iGluR subfamily, the …

Remarkable advances in our understanding of olfactory perception have been made in
recent years, including the discovery of new mechanisms of olfactory signaling and new …

Vertebrates and insects have evolved complex repertoires of chemosensory receptors to
detect and distinguish odours. With a few exceptions, vertebrate chemosensory receptors …

Olfaction is a vitally important sense for all animals. There are striking similarities between
species in the organization of the olfactory pathway, from the nature of the odorant receptor …

Carvacrol, eugenol and thymol are major components of plants such as oregano, savory,
clove and thyme. When applied to the tongue, these flavors elicit a warm sensation. They …

Deciphering olfactory encoding requires a thorough description of the ligands that activate
each odorant receptor (OR). In mammalian systems, however, ligands are known for fewer …