Active amplification in insect ears: mechanics, models and molecules

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

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 19-37

  Mhatre, Natasha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic communication; Active auditory amplification; Active hearing; Active mechanosensation; Insect hearing

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EAR; HEARING; INSECT; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EAR; HEARING; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 84920387039     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-014-0969-0     Document Type: Review

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