The L3 neuron and an associated prothoracic network are involved in calling song recognition by female crickets

Invertebrate Neuroscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 145-153

  Stout, John ^a   Carlson, Nathan ^a   Bingol, Hilary ^a   Ramseier, James ^a   Bronsert, Michael ^a   Atkins, Gordon ^a  

^a ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acheta domesticus; Calling song; L3 neuron

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; GANGLION; INSECT; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

EID: 0031389762     PISSN: 13542516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02480369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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