Hearing in mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) at sonic and ultrasonic frequencies

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1967-1970

  Mason, Andrew C ^a   Forrest, Timothy G ^b   Hoy, Ron R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Hearing; Mole cricket; Orthoptera; Scapteriscus abbreviatus; Scapteriscus borellii; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLYING; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; INTERNEURON; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; INTERNEURONS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONICS;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; SCAPTERISCUS ABBREVIATUS; SCAPTERISCUS BORELLII;

EID: 0032104451     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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