The Modulated Sounds Made by the Tsetse FlyGlossina BrevipalpisNewstead

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1 January 1973

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Zoologica Africana

Vol. 8 (2) , 241-258
https://doi.org/10.1080/00445096.1973.11448515

Abstract

The modulated sounds made by Glossina brevipalpis are physiologically and reflexly induced phenomena, produced by muscular vibrations in the pterothorax. The patterns and physical nature of the calls and songs were investigated acoustically, spectrographically and oscilloscopically to explore the possibility of a syntactical content. The findings are compatible with a concept of sound-motivated behaviour, which offers a new approach to the study of tsetse fly behaviour.

Keywords

TSETSE FLY
MODULATED SOUNDS
GLOSSINA BREVIPALPIS
SOUNDS MADE
FLY GLOSSINA
BREVIPALPIS NEWSTEAD

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The Songs of Insects
Published by Harvard University Press ,1948