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Left-right tympanal size asymmetry in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea.
Mikel-Stites, Max R; Marek, Paul E; Hellier, Madeleine E; Staples, Anne E.
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  • Mikel-Stites MR; Engineering Mechanics Program, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
  • Marek PE; Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
  • Hellier ME; Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
  • Staples AE; Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.
MicroPubl Biol ; 20242024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39157807
ABSTRACT
Ormia ochracea is a parasitoid fly notable for its impressive hearing abilities relative to its small size. Here, we use it as a model organism to investigate if minor size differences in paired sensory organs may be beneficial or neutral to an organism's perception abilities. We took high-resolution images of tympanal organs from 21 O. ochracea specimens and found a statistically significant surface area asymmetry (up to 6.88%) between the left and right membranes. Numerical experiments indicated that peak values of key sound localization variables increased with increasing tympanal asymmetry, which may explain features of the limited available physiological data.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: MicroPubl Biol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: MicroPubl Biol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos