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Gustatory sensitivity of an anuran to cantharidin
S T Kelling1, B P Halpern, T Eisner
1Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853.
Experientia
|July 15, 1990
Abstract:
Glossopharyngeal nerve stimulation of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, revealed responsiveness to low levels of cantharidin (1.3 x 10(-6) M), providing a first demonstration of neural gustatory sensitivity of an animal to this defensive chemical from blister beetles (Meloidae).