Efferent neurons and specialization of abdominal segments in grasshoppers

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 415, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-79

  Thompson, Karen J ^a   Sivanesan, S Priya ^a   Campbell, Holly R ^a,b   Sanders, Kolby J ^a  

^a AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; DUM neurons; Evolution; Insect; Motor neurons; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL GANGLION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; EFFERENT NERVE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; AXONS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; OVIPOSITION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0033530890     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19991206)415:1<65::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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