Directionality of the tympanal vibrations in a cicada: A biophysical analysis

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

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 417-427

  Fonseca, P J ^a   Popov, A V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cicada barbara lusitanica; Directional hearing; Laser vibrometry; Singing cicadas

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030895464     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050059     Document Type: Article

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