Directionality and Auditory Slit Function: A Theory of Hearing in Bushcrickets
- 18 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4356), 633-634
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.201.4356.633
Abstract
Female bushcrickets locate their mates by sound. Auditory acuity is mediated by the complex anatomy of the tympanal slits, associated trachea, and spiracle. By manipulating the acoustic properties of this system and measuring the neural output, a bilobed, highly directional mechanism associated with the slits is observed, confirming Autrum's original hypothesis.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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