Chem. Senses 27: 49-55,
2002
© Oxford University Press 2002
Bilateral and Unilateral Antennal Lesions Alter Orientation Abilities of the Crayfish, Orconectes rusticus
J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Laboratory for Sensory Ecology and Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA
Correspondence to be sent to: Paul A. Moore, Laboratory for Sensory Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0212, USA. e-mail: pmoore{at}bgnet.bgsu.edu
Numerous animals use chemical cues within their environments to execute various behaviors. One of these behaviors is orientation to an odor source. Crayfish, in particular, can orient to food sources under a number of different conditions. It has not been determined, however, what kind of search strategy these animals employ to successfully locate a food source. To determine the role of antennae and antennules in this behavior and to investigate different modes of orientation behavior, the orientation patterns of crayfish with complete and partial antennal lesions were examined. Detailed analysis of orientation paths confirmed that crayfish could not locate odor sources with either bilateral or unilateral lesions. This suggests that crayfish are using the spatial information obtained from these appendages to successfully orient. Animals using information from the bilaterally paired appendages in the control group exhibited increased walking speed, increased speed to source and decreased heading angles towards the source compared to these measurements taken from lesioned groups. There was no significant difference in any parameters between animals with unilateral or bilateral lesions. This strongly suggests that these animals are reliant on the spatial comparison of differences between bilaterally paired olfactory appendages for successful orientation.
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