When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …

Insect intraspecific olfactory communication occurs in a complex sensory environment. Here
we present recent results on how the olfactory system extracts specific information from a …

Pheromones and other kinds of chemical communication underlie the behavior of all
animals. Building on the strengths of the first edition, widely recognized as the leading text in …

How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly
assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious …

Olfactory circuits change structurally and physiologically during development and adult life.
This allows insects to respond to olfactory cues in an appropriate and adaptive way …

It is long known that the nervous system of vertebrates can be shaped by internal and
external factors. On the other hand, the nervous system of insects was long assumed to be …

Plant volatiles are important cues for many herbivorous insects when choosing a suitable
host plant and finding a mating partner. An appropriate behavioural response to sensory …

Male moths locate their mates using species-specific sex pheromones emitted by
conspecific females. One striking feature of sex pheromone recognition in males is the high …

Host plant choice in polyphagous insects can be connected with costs of being naïve when
confronted with several potential host plants, for example through slower decision making …

The physical basis of consciousness remains one of the most elusive concepts in current
science. One influential conjecture is that consciousness is to do with some form of causality …