proboscis extension reflex

id: GO:0007637
name: proboscis extension reflex
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The extension, through direct muscle actions, of the proboscis (the trunk-like extension of the mouthparts on the adult external head) in response to a sugar stimulus.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0007635chemosensory behavior
GO:0051780behavioral response to nutrient
GO:0060004reflex