Neuromodulation of the escape behavior of the cockroach Periplaneta americana by the venom of the parasitic wasp Ampulex compressa

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

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-100

  Fouad, K ^a   Libersat, F ^b   Rathmayer, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arousal; Cockroach; Escape behavior; Venom; Wasp

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030041344     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00189593     Document Type: Article

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