Acoustic-induced motion of the bushcricket (Mecopoda elongata, Tettigoniidae) tympanum

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

Volumn 196, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 939-945

  Nowotny, Manuela ^a   Hummel, Jennifer ^a   Weber, Melanie ^a   Möckel, Doreen ^a   Kössl, Manfred ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic resonance; Insect hearing; Trachea; Vibration measurements

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIBRATION; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GRYLLIDAE; HEARING; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIBRATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 78649522952     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0577-6     Document Type: Article

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