Morphology and physiology of the prosternal chordotonal organ of the sarcophagid fly Sarcophaga bullata (Parker)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 444-454

  Stölting, Heiko ^a   Stumpner, Andreas ^a   Lakes Harlan, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution; Insect; Proprioception; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; FLY; MECHANORECEPTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL; VIBRATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; HISTOLOGY; INTERNEURON; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS;

HEXAPODA; SARCOPHAGA BULLATA; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 34247595964     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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