Sand as a medium for transmission of vibratory signals of prey in antlions Euroleon nostras (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-274

  Devetak, Dušan ^a   Mencinger Vračko, Bojana ^a   Devetak, Miha ^b   Marhl, Marko ^a   Špernjak, Andreja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antlion; Damping coefficient; Particle size; Sand; Substrate vibration

Indexed keywords

INSECT; LOCOMOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREY CAPTURE; SAND; SIGNALING;

ARTHROPODA; EUROLEON NOSTRAS; FORMICA; MYRMELEONTIDAE; NEUROPTERA; PYRRHOCORIS APTERUS; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; TRACHELIPUS RATHKEI;

EID: 34547686661     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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