Spatial acuity of ultrasound hearing in flying crickets

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1999-2006

  Wyttenbach, Robert A ^a   Hoy, Ronald R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cricket; Discrimination; Dishabituation; Hearing; Localization; Minimum audible angle; Phonotaxis; Teleogryllus oceanicus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 0031193873     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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