Hygroreception

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. Some insects have this sense. The structure responsible for this sense is a hygroreceptor.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Enjin, Anders; Zaharieva, Emanuela E.; Frank, Dominic D.; Mansourian, Suzan; Suh, Greg S. B.; Gallio, Marco; Stensmyr, Marcus C. "Humidity Sensing in Drosophila". Current Biology. 26: 1352–1358. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.049. PMID 27161501.
↑ Tichy, Harald; Kallina, Wolfgang (2013-01-16). "The Evaporative Function of Cockroach Hygroreceptors". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e53998. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053998. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3546976. PMID 23342058.

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[1] Enjin, Anders; Zaharieva, Emanuela E.; Frank, Dominic D.; Mansourian, Suzan; Suh, Greg S. B.; Gallio, Marco; Stensmyr, Marcus C. "Humidity Sensing in Drosophila". Current Biology. 26: 1352–1358. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.049. PMID 27161501.

[2] Tichy, Harald; Kallina, Wolfgang (2013-01-16). "The Evaporative Function of Cockroach Hygroreceptors". PLOS ONE. 8 (1): e53998. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053998. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3546976. PMID 23342058.