Sex and species specific hearing mechanisms in mosquito flagellar ears

Matthew P. Su; Marta Andrés; Nicholas Boyd-Gibbins; Jason Somers; Joerg T. Albert

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06388-7

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Sex and species specific hearing mechanisms in mosquito flagellar ears

Matthew P. Su,
Marta Andrés,
Nicholas Boyd-Gibbins,
Jason Somers,
Joerg T. Albert

Affiliations

Matthew P. Su: Ear Institute, University College London
Marta Andrés: Ear Institute, University College London
Nicholas Boyd-Gibbins: Ear Institute, University College London
Jason Somers: Ear Institute, University College London
Joerg T. Albert: Ear Institute, University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06388-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Auditory processing is an important component of mosquito behaviour including mating. Here the authors demonstrate substantial sex- and also species-specific variation in mosquito auditory transduction, amplification and gain control.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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