Animal Communication: Flies' Ears Are Tuned In

Elina Immonen; Michael G. Ritchie

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.034

Animal Communication: Flies' Ears Are Tuned In

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Abstract

Male fruit flies sing to females with quiet, close-range wing vibrations. A new study has found that the flies' antennal ears show active tuning to the species-specific frequencies of songs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R278-R280
Number of pages	3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2011.03.034
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2011

Keywords

DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER
COURTSHIP SONG
GENERATION
HEARING
BRAIN

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