Transduction of mechanical energy into sound energy in the cicada Cyclochila australasiae

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1803-1817

  Bennet Clark, H C ^a   Daws, A G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cicada; Cyclochila australasiae; Energy storage; Sound radiation; Transduction; Tymbal

Indexed keywords

CYCLOCHILA AUSTRALASIAE;

EID: 0032774105     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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