Electrical resistance of labellar taste hairs in the blowfly, Phormia regina M., as a function of age and sex.
The electrical resistance of the labellar taste hairs of Phormia regina M. is enhanced by aging in both males and females; this increase is greater in males. Resistance variations, related to changes in response of stimulated chemoreceptors, may explain, at least in part, the reduction in reflex food intake, O2 consumption, weight increase and, on the whole, survival capabilities of males vis-à-vis female insects.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D008046:Lip / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013650:Taste Buds / Q000502:physiology