Experimental data on the olfactory sensitivity of Drosophila melanogaster measured via electroantennography. The dataset, created by THIBAUT BAGNI and last updated in June 2026, likely contains measurements of responses to plant odorants under varying parental, developmental, and ambient temperatures. The study investigates the interaction between temperature, body size, and olfactory plasticity.
Use Cases
- Modeling the relationship between body size and olfactory sensitivity based on the described negative correlation.
- Analyzing the interaction between developmental and ambient temperature on olfactory response as evidence for acclimation.
- Testing hypotheses about cascading effects of parental temperature on fly density and subsequent body size.
- Comparing olfactory sensitivity at optimal (25°C) and high (29°C) developmental temperatures.
Strengths
- Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
- Experimental design includes controlled comparisons of specific temperatures (25°C and 29°C).
- Measurements were made using a standardized technique (electroantennography).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- The dataset is very small (95.6 KB), indicating limited scope.
Provenance
- Source
- figshare
- Collection Method
- Electroantennography measurements on Drosophila melanogaster.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-03 15:08:42; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
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