The auditory-vibratory system of the bushcricket Polysarcus denticauda (Phaneropterinae, Tettigoniidae). I. Morphology of the complex tibial organs

Hearing Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Sickmann, Thomas ^a   Kalmring, Klaus ^a   Müller, Antje ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

auditory vibratory receptor; bushcricket; complex tibial organ; insect; morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEARING; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031081793     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(96)00194-3     Document Type: Article

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