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ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2014

Out of phase: relevance of the medial septum for directional hearing and phonotaxis in the natural habitat of field crickets.

Stefan Hirtenlehner, Heiner Römer, Arne K D Schmidt

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Article in Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Biomechanics of hearing in katydids.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2015
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  7. Selective phonotaxis of female crickets under natural outdoor conditions.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2014
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Stefan HirtenlehnerDepartment of Zoology, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010, Graz, Austria.
Heiner Römer
Arne K D Schmidt
University of Graz · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF I 1054Austrian Science Fund FWF P 26072
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A modified tracheal system is the anatomical basis for a pressure difference receiver in field crickets, where sound has access to the inner and outer side of the tympanum of the ear in the forelegs. A thin septum in the midline of a connecting trachea coupling both ears is regarded to be important in producing frequency-dependent interaural intensity differences (IIDs) for sound localization. However, the fundamental role of the septum in directional hearing has recently been challenged by the finding that the localization ability is ensured even with a perforated septum, at least under controlled laboratory conditions. Here, we investigated the influence of the medial septum on phonotaxis of female Gryllus bimaculatus under natural conditions. Surprisingly, even with a perforated septum, females reliably tracked a male calling song in the field. Although reduced by 5.2 dB, IIDs still averaged at 7.9 dB and provided a reliable proximate basis for the observed behavioural performance of operated females in the field. In contrast, in the closely related species Gryllus campestris the same septum perforation caused a dramatic decline in IIDs over all frequencies tested. We discuss this discrepancy with respect to a difference in the phenotype of their tracheal systems.

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PhononsAcoustic StimulationAnimalsAuditory ThresholdFemaleGryllidaeHabitsHearingMaleSeptum of BrainSound LocalizationSpecies SpecificityVideo Recording

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PMID24281354
PMCPMC3896795
OpenAlexW2012242403

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