Odor Landscapes in Turbulent Environments

The olfactory system of male moths is exquisitely sensitive to pheromones emitted by females and transported in the environment by atmospheric turbulence. Moths respond to minute amounts of pheromones, and their behavior is sensitive to the fine-scale structure of turbulent plumes where pheromone co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonio Celani, Emmanuel Villermaux, Massimo Vergassola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2014-10-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.4.041015