Comparison of neural elements in sexually dimorphic segments of the grasshopper, Schistocerca americana

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 394, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-28

  Thompson, Karen J ^a   Roosevelt, Jessica L ^a,b  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Central pattern generator; Evolution; Insect; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; OVIPOSITION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032571825     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980427)394:1<14::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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