Central nervous control of hindleg coordination in stridulating grasshoppers

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

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-269

  Heinrich, Ralf ^a   Elsner, Norbert ^a  

^a I Zoologisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central nervous control; Grasshopper; Hindleg coordination; Microsurgery; Stridulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031048935     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050046     Document Type: Article

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