Reliable detection of predator cues in afferent spike trains of a katydid under high background noise levels

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3036-3046

  Hartbauer, Manfred ^a   Radspieler, Gerald ^a   Römer, Heiner ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Background noise; Hearing; Katydid; Predation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BAT; CYTOLOGY; ECHOLOCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NOISE; ORTHOPTERA; PANAMA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOUND DETECTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; CUES; ECHOLOCATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOISE; ORTHOPTERA; PANAMA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY;

TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 77956254638     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.042432     Document Type: Article

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