Noise filtering in the auditory system of Locusta migratoria L.

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 575-585

  Lang, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auditory system; Locust; Noise filter; Spike frequency; Spike synchronisation

Indexed keywords

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0029974142     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00192323     Document Type: Article

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