Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Gordon Atkins
Abstract
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of the actin kinase inhibitor, latrunculin B, on previously unselective crickets. We expected the injecion of a mixture of latrunculin B and juvenile hormones (JHIII) into the prothoracic ganglion would cause a reduction in the affect of JHIII in older crickets, causing them to remain unselective. Based on the results we can conclude that latrunculin B reduces the effect of JHIII, which indicates that creating new synapses is at least a partial effect of JHIII.
Recommended Citation
Martin, Jerome, "Effect of Latrunculin B on Phonotaxis in Induced Selective Crickets Treated With JHIII (Acheta domesticus)" (2013). Honors Theses. 66.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/66/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/66
Subject Area
Crickets--Behavior., Crickets--Effect of sound on, Juvenile hormones
Creative Commons License
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/66/