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The complex tibial organ of the New Zealand ground weta: sensory adaptations for vibrational signal detection

In orthopteran insects, a complex tibial organ has evolved to detect substrate vibrations and/or airborne sound. Species of New Zealand weta (Anostostomatidae) with tympanal ears on the foreleg tibia use this organ to communicate by sound, while in atympanate species (which communicate by substrate...

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Autores principales: Strauß, Johannes, Lomas, Kathryn, Field, Laurence H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28515484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02132-1

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