Robert Daniel, Göpfert Martin C
School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, University of Bristol, UK.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2002 Dec;12(6):715-20. doi: 10.1016/s0959-4388(02)00378-1.
Severe size constraints are imposed on the hearing organs of insects, yet they perform sophisticated tasks of auditory processing. Recent research has shown how flies acoustically locate targets in space, how mosquitoes afford highly sensitive ears, and how crickets avoid deafening themselves with their songs. These findings unveil the exquisite analytical capabilities of highly specialized microscale auditory systems.
昆虫的听觉器官受到严重的尺寸限制，但它们却能执行复杂的听觉处理任务。最近的研究揭示了苍蝇如何在空间中通过声音定位目标，蚊子如何拥有高度灵敏的耳朵，以及蟋蟀如何避免自己被歌声震聋。这些发现揭示了高度专业化的微观尺度听觉系统的精湛分析能力。
