...Craig A. Radford; Kevin Tay; Marie L. Goeritz ABSTRACT Sound perception and detection in decapod crustaceans is surprisingly poorly understood, even though there is mounting evidence for sound playing a critical role in many life history strategies. The suspected primary organ of sound perception...

... in that their antennae are plumose, bearing a large number of long hairs. Given this apparent correlation between the structure and function of the mosquito antenna, the long antennal hairs of male mosquitoes have been assumed to be involved in sound perception. The results presented show that the antennal hairs of male...