Mechanoreceptors involved in the hindwing-evoked escape behaviour in cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 523-534

  Hiraguchi, Tetsutaro ^a   Yamaguchi, Tsuneo ^b   Takahata, Masakazu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kawasaki College of Allied Health Professions   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cricket; Escape jumping; Gryllus bimaculatus; Hindwing; Mechanosensory; Sensilla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESCAPE REACTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; GRYLLIDAE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; WING;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0242684651     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00121     Document Type: Article

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