Vibration Sensitivity and a Computational Theory for Prey-Localizing Behavior in Sand Scorpions

Vibration Sensitivity and a Computational Theory for Prey-Localizing Behavior in Sand Scorpions

As burrowing, nocturnal predators of small arthropods, sand scorpions have evolved exquisite sensitivity to vibrational information that comes to them through the substrate they live on, dry sand. Over distances of a few decimeters, sand conducts low velocity (∼50 m/sec) surface (Rayleigh) waves of...

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Veröffentlicht in:American zoologist 2001-11, Vol.41 (5), p.1229-1240
Hauptverfasser: Brownell, Philip H., Leo van Hemmen, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal behavior
Legs
Neurons
Perceptual localization
Predation
Rayleigh waves
Receptors
Reptiles & amphibians
Sand
Scorpions
Sensilla
Surface waves
Theory
Vibration
Vibration as a Communication Channel
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Zusammenfassung:As burrowing, nocturnal predators of small arthropods, sand scorpions have evolved exquisite sensitivity to vibrational information that comes to them through the substrate they live on, dry sand. Over distances of a few decimeters, sand conducts low velocity (∼50 m/sec) surface (Rayleigh) waves of sufficient amplitude and bandwidth (200
ISSN:1540-7063
0003-1569
1557-7023
DOI:10.1093/icb/41.5.1229