Substrate vibration sensitivity of the leg scolopidial organs in the green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-437

  Devetak, Dušan ^a   Amon, Tomaž ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Campaniform sensilla; Chrysoperla carnea; Scolopidial organs; Subgenualorgan; Substrate vibration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; INSECT; LEG; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SENSE ORGAN; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0030738105     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(96)00121-7     Document Type: Article

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