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CHAPTER 6
Reception of Stimuli and Integration
of Activities
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Male western cecropia moth, Hyalophora euryalis (Saturniidae), with large plumose antennae
that detect minute quantities of air-borne sex attractants from the female moth.
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Figure 6.1 Structure of neurons and ganglia: a, diagramof a monopolar neuron; b, diagram of a monopolar motor
neuron inside a thoracic ganglion. ta, terminal arborizations.
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Figure 6.2 Insect brain: a, lateral view of nervous system in head of a grasshopper; b, diagrammatic cross section of brain showing
ganglia and commissures.
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Figure 6.3 Modifications of the ventral nerve chain:
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Figure 6.4 Structure of insect eyes
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Figure 6.5 Dragonfly head with ommatidia of compound eyes visible. Such aerial predators have a large field of vision for spotting prey.
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Box Figure 6.1 The optics of an apposition eye (a-b) and neural superposition eye (c-d).
Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity,
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Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity,
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James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III
Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.