Biophysics of the subgenual organ of the honeybee, Apis mellifera

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

Volumn 181, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-318

  Kilpinen, O ^a,b   Storm, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Mechanical model; Stimulus transduction; Subgenual organ; Vibration sense

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030817178     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050117     Document Type: Article

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