Tympanal mechanics in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea: Intertympanal coupling during mechanical vibration

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

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 443-452

  Robert, D ^a   Miles, R N ^b   Hoy, R R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b State University of New York at Binghamton   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Audition; Auditory mechanics; Directional hearing; Laser vibrometry; Tympanal ear

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031763193     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050270     Document Type: Article

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