Mechanical filtering for narrow-band hearing in the weta

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 778-785

  Lomas, Kathryn ^a   Montealegre Z, Fernando ^b   Parsons, Stuart ^a   Field, Larry H ^c   Robert, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ensiferan ear; Laser vibrometry; Mechanical tuning; Tympanum vibration; Weta

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EAR; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HEARING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; ORTHOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EAR; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING; MALE; ORTHOPTERA; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA THORACICA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951782570     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.050187     Document Type: Article

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