HEARING ABOVE THE DIN OF A KATYDID'S COCKTAIL PARTY.

The article discusses a study conducted by researchers Manfred Hartbauer, Heiner Römer, and Marian Siegert from Karl-Franzens University, Austria on the male chirping katydids belonging to tropical rainforests of Malaysia. It informs that auditory neuron with T-shaped morphology (TN1) was analyzed for the study. Topics discussed include effect of intensity of the sound signal on neurons, and effect of nocturnal environment of the forest on communication in chirping katydids.