Asymmetry of tymbal action and structure in a cicada: A possible role in the production of complex songs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 717-730

  Fonseca, P J ^a   Bennet Clark, H C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Cicada; Complex songs; Sound radiation; Tymbal; Tympanistalna gastrica

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031939145     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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