Mechanics of a 'simple' ear: Tympanal vibrations in noctuid moths

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2637-2648

  Windmill, J F C ^a   Fullard, J H ^b   Robert, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioacoustics; Hearing; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae; Tympanal membrane

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EAR, MIDDLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MOTHS;

AGROTIS EXCLAMATIONIS; ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUA PRONUBA; NOCTUIDAE; XESTIA; XESTIA C-NIGRUM;

EID: 34548160911     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005025     Document Type: Article

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