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. 1979 Jul 13;205(4402):204-6.
doi: 10.1126/science.205.4402.204.

Olfaction: responses of a decapod crustacean are enhanced by flicking

B C Schmitt, B W Ache

Olfaction: responses of a decapod crustacean are enhanced by flicking

B C Schmitt et al. Science. .

Abstract

Periodic movements of the olfactory organs, known as "flicking," temporally enhance the response of the olfactory receptors of the spiny lobster to changes in stimulus concentration. This reflex provides the lobster with a physiological mechanism to compensate for the indiscrete temporal nature of chemical stimuli.

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