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The Auditory-Vibratory Sensory System in Bushcrickets (Tettigoniidae, Ensifera, Orthoptera) I Comparison of Morphology, Development and Physiology

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Environmental Signal Processing and Adaptation

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In bushcrickets, complex tibial organs exist in the pro-, meso- and metathoracic legs. In each leg, the complex tibial organs consist of three scolopale organs: the subgenual organ, the intermediate organ, and the crista acustica. Only in the forelegs are the tibial organs specialized as tympanal organs where the crista acustica and the distal parts of the intermediate organ serve as auditory receptors [51]. In tettigoniids the prothoracic spiracles are the main input for airborne sound. The acoustic trachea transmits sound to the tympanal organs in the proximal tibiae of the forelegs; the vibrations of the tympana are caused by sound acting on the inner surface of the tympanum [25, 31, 9].

Review of the Teil-Projekt A7, Sonderforschungsbereich 305, Ökophysiologie (1994, 1995, 1996)

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Kalmring, K. et al. (2003). The Auditory-Vibratory Sensory System in Bushcrickets (Tettigoniidae, Ensifera, Orthoptera) I Comparison of Morphology, Development and Physiology. In: Heldmaier, G., Werner, D. (eds) Environmental Signal Processing and Adaptation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56096-5_9

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