Five canonical tastes, bitter, sweet, umami (amino acid), salty, and sour (acid), are detected
by animals as diverse as fruit flies and humans, consistent with a near-universal drive to …

Highlights•Taste neurons are separated into molecularly and functionally distinct
populations.•Taste detection relies on Gr, Ir, Trp, and ppk receptors.•Taste input can be …

Employing the clear, student-friendly style that made previous editions so popular, Insect
Physiology and Biochemistry, Fourth Edition presents an engaging and authoritative guide …

Insects sense the taste of foods and toxic compounds in their environment through the
gustatory system. Genetic studies using fruit flies have suggested that putative seven …

Secondary plant compounds are strong deterrents of insect oviposition and feeding, but may
also be attractants for specialist herbivores. These insect-plant interactions are mediated by …

Rhodopsin is a light receptor comprised of an opsin protein and a light-sensitive retinal
chromophore. Despite more than a century of scrutiny, there is no evidence that opsins …

Sugar-containing foods offered at cooler temperatures tend to be less appealing to many
animals. However, the mechanism through which the gustatory system senses thermal input …

Background Obesity-related diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in the
developed world. Molecular diagnostics and targets of therapies to combat nutritional …

Simple Summary The red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is an invasive pest that
causes severe economic loss in palm plant cultivation (eg, oil palm, date, and coconut) in …

Gustatory receptors (Grs) expressed in insect taste neurons signal the presence of
carbohydrates, sugar alcohols, CO2, bitter compounds and oviposition stimulants. The …