Patterns of praying mantis auditory system evolution based on morphological, molecular, neurophysiological, and behavioural data

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 541-568

  Yager, David D ^a   Svenson, Gavin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic startle; Bat evasion; Cyclopean ear; Insect ear; Insect hearing; Molecular phylogeny; Tympanum

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BAT; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DATABASE; EXCAVATION; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

HEXAPODA; MANTIS; MANTIS RELIGIOSA; MANTODEA; MYA;

EID: 45249089433     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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