Sound transmission and directional hearing in field crickets: Neurophysiological studies outdoors

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 669-681

  Kostarakos, Konstantinos ^a   Römer, Heiner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Binaural processing; Cricket; Directional hearing; Sound transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; NERVE CELL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; NEURONS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SOUND LOCALIZATION;

EID: 77956056938     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0557-x     Document Type: Article

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