Dynamics of arthropod filiform hairs. V. The response of spider trichobothria to natural stimuli

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1380, 1999, Pages 183-192

  Barth, Fiedrich G ^a   Höller, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Air movement detection; Cupiennius salei; Mechanoreception; Prey capture; Sensory ecology; Spider trichobothria

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CALLIPHORA; CTENIDAE; CUPIENNIUS SALEI; INSECTA;

EID: 0033613632     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1999.0370     Document Type: Article

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