olfactometer

[ol″fak-tom´ĕ-ter]

an instrument for testing the sense of smell.

ol·fac·tom·e·ter

(ol'fak-tom'ĕ-tĕr),

A device for estimating the sensitivity to odorants.

[L. olfactus, smell, + G. metron, measure]

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olfactometer

(ŏl′făk-tŏm′ĭ-tər, ōl′-)

An apparatus for measuring the acuity of the sense of smell.

ol·fac′to·met′ric (-tə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.

ol′fac·tom′e·try n.

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olfactie

References in periodicals archive

Functionality of the active olfactometer was assessed with a standardization test to determine if C.

Onthophagus landolti y Canthon indigaceus chevrolati (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) son atraidos por las heces de ganado tratado con ivermectina en el tropico mexicano

Behavioral aspects were studied by the olfactory response of mated females, with a Y-type olfactometer. We assessed predator response to spittlebug nymphs vs.

Biology and olfactory response of Salpingogaster nigra Schiner (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Olfactometer.--We examined the olfactory responses of P.

Evidence of airborne chemoreception in the scorpion Paruroctonus marksi (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)

(2006): The orientation of the gravid females was determined by counting the females that headed to one of the olfactometer arms with its specific odour.

Preferencias alimenticias y respuestas de olfato de Copitarsia uncilata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) a cuatro especies de hier bas aromaticas

To avoid biased results due to possible side preferences of the parasitoids, the position of the olfactometer was rotated 90[degrees] clockwise after every test.

Herbivore-induced rice grain volatiles affect attraction behavior of herbivore enemies/Sustancias volatiles de granos de arroz inducidas por herviboros afectan la atraccion de enemigos herbivoros/Substancias volateis de graos de arroz induzidas por herviboros afetam a atracao de inimigos herbivoros

However, a study that characterized boll weevil responses to the volatiles released by cotton in different growth stages and herbivorous conditions in olfactometer, showed that A.

Survival and preference of cotton boll weevil adults for alternative food sources/Sobrevivencia e preferencia para exploracao de recursos de adultos do bicudo do algodoeiro

Using an olfactometer, the specificity of the questing responses of R.

Cattle tick differentiates between the odors of Holstein Friesian and Nelore cattle/Carrapato de bovinos diferencia o odor de bovinos da raca Holandesa e Nelore

lectularius, the olfactometer study showed preference of bedbugs towards the bedbug exposed paper than the bedbug volatiles (23, 28) which corroborates our findings on the presence of aggregating semiochemical components in the excreta extract of C.

Aggregation responses of Cimex hemipterus F. to semiochemicals identified from their excreta

To address questions of spatial summation within the aesthetasc array and competency of ORNs along the array, we designed an olfactometer to effect regional stimulation of the aesthetasc array while recording electrical activity from olfactory lobe (OL) interneurons in the brain of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii Girard.

A nose too far: regional differences in olfactory receptor neuron efficacy along the crayfish antennule

virescens larvae was investigated using a headspace volatile collection system coupled with four-choice olfactometer bioassay.

Duration of plant damage by the tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) affects the attraction of a specialist and a generalist parasitoid to cotton odors

Lammers, Implementation ofa quartz microbalance (QMB) sensor array--based instrument and olfactometer for monitoring the performance of an odour biofilter, 2nd IWA International Workshop & Conference on Odour & VOC's, Singapore, 2003

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