Evidence for short-range sonic communication in lymantriine moths

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Rowland, E ^a   Schaefer, P W ^b   Belton, P ^a   Gries, G ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Acoustic signals; Laser interferometry; Lepidoptera; Lymantria fumida; Lymantria mathura; Lymantria monacha; Lymantriinae; Noctuidae; Short range orientation behaviour; Tympanate ear

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOACOUSTICS; CONSPECIFIC; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTERFEROMETRY; MATE LOCATION; MATE RECOGNITION; MOTH; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL; TAXIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; EAR; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HEARING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EAR; FEMALE; HEARING; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOTHS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WING;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA FUMIDA; LYMANTRIA MATHURA; LYMANTRIA MONACHA; LYMANTRIIDAE; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 78651441218     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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