Predator detection and evasion by flying insects

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 201-207

  Yager, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; BAT; BRAIN FUNCTION; DECISION MAKING; ECHOLOCATION; ECOLOGY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLYING; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INSECT; INTERNEURON; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND INTENSITY; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EAR; ESCAPE REACTION; HEARING; INSECTS;

EID: 84860385111     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.12.011     Document Type: Review

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