Hygroreception

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Hygroreception is the ability to detect changes in the moisture and humidity content of an environment. It is a sense that is not present in humans. Many insects have this sense which has been studied using the cockroach and stick insect. [1] [2] The structure responsible for this sense is a hygroreceptor. [3] [4] In a study conducted upon nematodes, both thermal and mechanical neural pathways are required in order for a specimen to react to humidity. This supports the theory that hygroreception is a result of thermal and mechanical stimuli. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Tichy, H; Kallina, W (June 2010). "Insect hygroreceptor responses to continuous changes in humidity and air pressure". Journal of Neurophysiology. 103 (6): 3274–86. doi:10.1152/jn.01043.2009. PMC   3206210 . PMID   20375249.
  2. ↑ Rivers DB, Dahlem GA (2014). The Science of Forensic Entomology. EBL-Schweitzer. Wiley. p. 157. ISBN   978-1-119-94036-4 . Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Enjin A, Zaharieva EE, Frank DD, Mansourian S, Suh GS, Gallio M, Stensmyr MC (May 2016). "Humidity Sensing in Drosophila". Current Biology. 26 (10): 1352–1358. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.049. PMC   5305172 . PMID   27161501.
  4. ↑ Tichy H, Kallina W (16 January 2013). "Evaporative Function of Cockroach Hygroreceptors". PLOS ONE. 8 (1) e53998. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...853998T. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053998 . PMC   3546976 . PMID   23342058.
  5. ↑ Russell J, Vidal-Gadea AG, Makay A, Lanam C, Pierce-Shimomura JT (June 2014). "Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 111 (22): 8269–8274. Bibcode:2014PNAS..111.8269R. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1322512111 . PMC   4050571 . PMID   24843133.


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