Brain control of mating behavior in the male cricket Gryllus bimaculatus DeGeer: Brain neurons responsible for inhibition of copulation actions

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 539-552

  Matsumoto, Y ^a   Sakai, M ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain neurons; Copulation; Gryllus bimaculatus; Inhibition; Male cricket

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL GANGLION; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; EFFERENT NERVE; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034018015     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00140-7     Document Type: Article

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