Insect Bioacoustics: Mosquitoes Make an Effort to Listen to Each Other

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Robert, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FLYING; FORELIMB; HEARING; MALE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WING;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 66249088029     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.021     Document Type: Short Survey

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