University of Groningen. Olfaction in houseflies Kelling, Frederik Johannes

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1 University of Groningen Olfaction in houseflies Kelling, Frederik Johannes IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2001 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Kelling, F. J. (2001). Olfaction in houseflies: Morphology and electrophysiology [Groningen]: University of Groningen Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date:

2 RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN OLFACTION IN HOUSEFLIES MORPHOLOGY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY Proefschrift ter verkrijging van het doctoraat in de Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de Rector Magnificus, dr D.F.J. Bosscher, in het openbaar te verdedigen op vrijdag 6 april 2001 om uur door Frederik Johannes Kelling geboren op 2 oktober 1968 te Terneuzen

3 Promotores: Referent: Prof. dr D.G. Stavenga Prof. dr J.M. Koolhaas Dr C.J. den Otter Beoordelingscommissie: Prof. dr W.J. van Delden Prof. dr J.T.M. Elzenga Prof. dr P.G.M. Luiten ISBN: electronische versie

4 School of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences The research reported in this Ph.D. Thesis was performed at the department of Animal Physiology of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. The study was part of the project Environmentally friendly control of flies using combined visual and chemical stimuli, funded by the Technical Sciences Foundation of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (STW-NWO, grant GBI ). Financial support for the publication of this thesis by Syntech, Hilversum is gratefully acknowledged. Cover: Frits Kelling and Dick Visser. The cover shows a frontal view of a female housefly, bearing two antennae (between the compound eyes) and two palps (on the proboscis, under the head). These antennae and palps are the olfactory organs of the housefly. The background structure of the cover is a photograph of the surface of the antenna with many olfactory sensillum hairs. An example of an electrophysiological trace showing the spike response of olfactory cells in an olfactory sensillum to the vapour of 1-octen-3-ol is also shown (see Chapter 2, Figs. 1A, 2D, E and Chapter 3, Fig. 1A). Printed by Van Denderen, Groningen. An electronic version is available at

5 Met snelle uithalen, hortende haltes, wijzen zij pijlsnel constellaties aan die onder het plafond bestaan Uit: Vliegen van Judith Herzberg

6 Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 2 Morphology and number of sensilla on the antennae and maxillary palps of different sized houseflies, Musca domestica L. F.J. Kelling and C.J. den Otter 3 Electrophysiological characterisation of olfactory cell types in the antennae and palps of the housefly F.J. Kelling, G. Biancaniello and C.J. den Otter 4 Effect of age and sex on the sensitivity of antennal and palpal olfactory cells of houseflies F.J. Kelling, G. Biancaniello and C.J. den Otter 5 Background odour induces slight adaptation and sensitisation of olfactory receptors in the antennae of Musca domestica L. F.J. Kelling, F. Ialenti and C.J. den Otter 6 Spatial and temporal characteristics of electroantennograms in flies F.J. Kelling and C.J. den Otter 7 Chemical and electrophysiological analysis of components, present in natural products that attract houseflies F.J. Kelling and C.J. den Otter 8 Summary and general discussion Samenvatting Epiloog Publications Page