Acoustic communication in Drosophila melanogaster courtship: Are pulse- and sine-song frequencies important for courtship success?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 987-996

  Rybak, Fanny ^a   Aubin, Thierry ^a   Moulin, Bruno ^a   Jallon, Jean Marc ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BIODIVERSITY; FREQUENCIES;

ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ACOUSTICS; COURTSHIP; FLY; MATING SUCCESS; SIGNAL;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0036436309     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-082     Document Type: Article

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