Hair canopy of cricket sensory system tuned to predator signals

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 459-466

  Magal, Christelle ^a   Dangles, Olivier ^a   Caparroy, Philippe ^a   Casas, Jérôme ^a  

^a Parc Grandmont   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Cercal wind receptor; Flying predators; Insect; Mechanoreceptor

Indexed keywords

CRICKET; HAIR; MECHANORECEPTION; PREDATOR; SIGNAL;

AIRFLOW; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR; MECHANORECEPTOR; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPTERA; OSCILLATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORY SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; GRYLLIDAE; HAIR; MECHANORECEPTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SENSE ORGANS;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; TRIDACTYLOIDEA;

EID: 33745866282     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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