Combination of physiological and anatomical methods for studying extraocular photoreceptors on the genitalia of the butterfly, Papilio xuthus

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-82

  Arikawa, Kentaro ^a   Miyako Shimazaki, Yumiko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Genital photoreceptor; Insect; Mating behavior; Physiology; Sensory neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030597023     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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