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A Neuroethological Approach to the Phylogeny of Leg Stridulation in Gomphocerine Grasshoppers

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Neuroethology and Behavioral Physiology

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During the past decades considerable information has been gathered on the neuronal mechanisms underlying animal behaviour. Such progress has become possible since new stimulation and recording techniques have been developed, which often permit neurophysiological studies on unrestrained and normally behaving animals, therefore justifying the introduction of a new term — Neuroethology — for this field of research (reviews: Hoyle 1970, Usherwood and Newth 1975, Ewert 1976, Fentress 1976, Kandel 1976). The main goal of neuroethology is to reveal the functions and interactions of receptors, the central nervous system and effector organs which lead to the performance of behaviour. However, this attempt will remain incomplete if it does not include investigations on the genetics, the development and the phylogenetic origin of the neuronal mechanisms underlying behaviour.

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  1. Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Berliner Str. 28, D-3400, Göttingen, F.R. Germany

    Norbert Elsner

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen/Starnberg, F.R. Germany

    Franz Huber

  2. Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Konstanz, Postfach 5560, D-7750, Konstanz, F.R. Germany

    Hubert Markl

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Elsner, N. (1983). A Neuroethological Approach to the Phylogeny of Leg Stridulation in Gomphocerine Grasshoppers. In: Huber, F., Markl, H. (eds) Neuroethology and Behavioral Physiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69271-0_5

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