Broad versus narrow auditory tuning and corresponding bat-evasive flight behaviour in praying mantids

Most praying mantids possess a single tympanal ear located in the ventral midline between the metathoracic legs. The auditory system is generally most sensitive to ultrasound in the 25–50 kHz range. Flying males exhibit a short-latency, stereotyped, multi-component response to ultrasound that allows...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of zoology (1987) 2001-05, Vol.254 (1), p.27-40
Hauptverfasser:	Triblehorn, Jeffrey D., Yager, David D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bats Chiroptera constant frequency echolocation defensive behaviour evolution insect hearing Mantodea
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