| Title: | Olfactory Strategies in the Defensive Behaviour of Insects |
| Author(s): | Kannan K; Galizia CG; Nouvian M; |
| Address: | "Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany. Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany. Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2075-4450 (Print) 2075-4450 (Electronic) 2075-4450 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Most animals must defend themselves in order to survive. Defensive behaviour includes detecting predators or intruders, avoiding them by staying low-key or escaping or deterring them away by means of aggressive behaviour, i.e., attacking them. Responses vary across insect species, ranging from individual responses to coordinated group attacks in group-living species. Among different modalities of sensory perception, insects predominantly use the sense of smell to detect predators, intruders, and other threats. Furthermore, social insects, such as honeybees and ants, communicate about danger by means of alarm pheromones. In this review, we focus on how olfaction is put to use by insects in defensive behaviour. We review the knowledge of how chemical signals such as the alarm pheromone are processed in the insect brain. We further discuss future studies for understanding defensive behaviour and the role of olfaction" |
| Keywords: | aggression alarm pheromone chemical defense defensive behaviour odorant coding olfactory strategies; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEKannan, Kavitha Galizia, C Giovanni Nouvian, Morgane eng 2117-422037984/Germany's Excellence Strategy-EXC/ 414260764/German Research Foundation/ Review Switzerland 2022/05/28 Insects. 2022 May 18; 13(5):470. doi: 10.3390/insects13050470" |
