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

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 527-538

  Matsumoto, Y ^a   Sakai, M ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Gryllus bimaculatus; Inhibition; Male cricket; Mating behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPULATION; DECEREBRATION; FEMALE; GANGLION; HEAD INJURY; INSECT; MALE; MATING; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034021890     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00139-0     Document Type: Article

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