Johannes Schul

Summary

Affiliation: University of Missouri
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Auditory change detection by a single neuron in an insect
    Johannes Schul
    Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 198:695-704. 2012
  2. ncbi Auditory stream segregation in an insect
    J Schul
    Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Neuroscience 138:1-4. 2006
  3. ncbi Phonotaxis during walking and flight: are differences in selectivity due to predation pressure?
    J Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Naturwissenschaften 88:438-42. 2001
  4. ncbi Listening for bats: the hearing range of the bushcricket Phaneroptera falcata for bat echolocation calls measured in the field
    J Schul
    Institut für Zoologie II, Friedrich Alexander Universitat, Erlangen, Germany
    Proc Biol Sci 267:1711-5. 2000
  5. ncbi Non-parallel coevolution of sender and receiver in the acoustic communication system of treefrogs
    Johannes Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 269:1847-52. 2002
  6. ncbi What determines the tuning of hearing organs and the frequency of calls? A comparative study in the katydid genus Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)
    Johannes Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 206:141-52. 2003
  7. ncbi A complex mechanism of call recognition in the katydid Neoconocephalus affinis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Sarah L Bush
    Tucker Hall, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 212:648-55. 2009
  8. ncbi Recognition of calls with exceptionally fast pulse rates: female phonotaxis in the genus Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Joshua A Deily
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 207:3523-9. 2004
  9. ncbi Selective phonotaxis in Neoconocephalus nebrascensis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): call recognition at two temporal scales
    Joshua A Deily
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 195:31-7. 2009
  10. ncbi Phonotaxis in Hyla versicolor (Anura, Hylidae): the effect of absolute call amplitude
    Oliver M Beckers
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 190:869-76. 2004

Detail Information

Publications23

  1. ncbi Auditory change detection by a single neuron in an insect
    Johannes Schul
    Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 198:695-704. 2012
    ..The results support the hypothesis that the mechanisms underlying SSA and change-detection are located in the TN-1 dendrite, rather than the receptor cells...
  2. ncbi Auditory stream segregation in an insect
    J Schul
    Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Neuroscience 138:1-4. 2006
    ..This similarity suggests that auditory stream segregation is a fundamental feature of auditory perception, widespread from invertebrates to humans...
  3. ncbi Phonotaxis during walking and flight: are differences in selectivity due to predation pressure?
    J Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Naturwissenschaften 88:438-42. 2001
    ..With TN-1 unavailable for song processing during flight, temporal selectivity for the minimum interval duration should be reduced, as was found here...
  4. ncbi Listening for bats: the hearing range of the bushcricket Phaneroptera falcata for bat echolocation calls measured in the field
    J Schul
    Institut für Zoologie II, Friedrich Alexander Universitat, Erlangen, Germany
    Proc Biol Sci 267:1711-5. 2000
    ..5 to more than 4s. The hearing ranges of bushcrickets suggest that the insect hears the approaching bat long before the bat can detect an echo from the flying insect...
  5. ncbi Non-parallel coevolution of sender and receiver in the acoustic communication system of treefrogs
    Johannes Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 269:1847-52. 2002
    ..The results are compared with similar data from katydids (Tettigonia sp.). In both taxa, the data are not adequately explained by current models of signal-receiver coevolution...
  6. ncbi What determines the tuning of hearing organs and the frequency of calls? A comparative study in the katydid genus Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)
    Johannes Schul
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 206:141-52. 2003
    ..It is discussed that the frequency of male calls is strongly influenced by bat predation and by the transmission properties of the habitat but is not strongly influenced by the tuning of the female hearing system...
  7. ncbi A complex mechanism of call recognition in the katydid Neoconocephalus affinis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Sarah L Bush
    Tucker Hall, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 212:648-55. 2009
    ..The results are discussed with regard to evolutionary changes in call recognition mechanisms within the genus...
  8. ncbi Recognition of calls with exceptionally fast pulse rates: female phonotaxis in the genus Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Joshua A Deily
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 207:3523-9. 2004
    ..Thus, females of the sibling species N. robustus and N. bivocatus used qualitatively different call recognition mechanisms...
  9. ncbi Selective phonotaxis in Neoconocephalus nebrascensis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): call recognition at two temporal scales
    Joshua A Deily
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 195:31-7. 2009
    ..Call synchrony appears to be the outcome of cooperation, rather than competition, in this species...
  10. ncbi Phonotaxis in Hyla versicolor (Anura, Hylidae): the effect of absolute call amplitude
    Oliver M Beckers
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 207 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 190:869-76. 2004
    ..The results suggest that selective phonotaxis in H. versicolor is not adapted for long-distance communication. This finding differs from those of comparable studies of acoustic insects...
  11. ncbi Evolution of novel signal traits in the absence of female preferences in Neoconocephalus katydids (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)
    Sarah L Bush
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e12457. 2010
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  12. ncbi Spectral selectivity during phonotaxis: a comparative study in Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Joshua A Deily
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Tucker Hall, Columbia, 65211, USA
    J Exp Biol 209:1757-64. 2006
    ..The sharp spectral selectivity of N. robustus is interpreted as an adaptation for species isolation...
  13. ncbi Molecular phylogenetics of the genus Neoconocephalus (orthoptera, tettigoniidae) and the evolution of temperate life histories
    Robert L Snyder
    Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 4:e7203. 2009
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  14. ncbi Pulse-rate recognition in an insect: evidence of a role for oscillatory neurons
    Sarah L Bush
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 192:113-21. 2006
    ..The results are discussed with regard to both neural and evolutionary implications of resonance as a mechanism for signal recognition...
  15. ncbi The contribution of tympanic transmission to fine temporal signal evaluation in an ultrasonic moth
    Rafael L Rodríguez
    Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
    J Exp Biol 208:4159-65. 2005
    ..Pulse length and all but the shortest asynchrony interval were thus well resolved by the tympanum. We discuss implications for the evaluation of pulse length and asynchrony interval...
  16. ncbi Sensory-encoding differences contribute to species-specific call recognition mechanisms
    J D Triblehorn
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    J Neurophysiol 102:1348-57. 2009
    ..robustus, but not N. triops or N. bivocatus. Adding the second harmonic reduced AN-1 responses in N. robustus but not in the other two species. We discuss the potential function of the ascending neurons for call recognition...
  17. ncbi Ultrasound avoidance behaviour in the bushcricket Tettigonia viridissima (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    W Schulze
    , , Staudtstrasse 5, Germany
    J Exp Biol 204:733-40. 2001
    ..This supports the conclusion that bat-evasive behaviours are not conserved within the Tettigoniidae, but instead are shaped by the ecological constraints of the insects...
  18. ncbi A quantitative analysis of behavioral selectivity for pulse rise-time in the gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor
    H C Gerhardt
    Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211, USA
    J Comp Physiol A 185:33-40. 1999
    ..Females probably assess differences in rise-time by comparing the first few pulses of each call rather than by averaging over the entire call...
  19. ncbi Developmental plasticity of mating calls enables acoustic communication in diverse environments
    Oliver M Beckers
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1243-8. 2008
    ..The potential role of call plasticity during the invasion of new habitats is discussed...
  20. ncbi Resonant neurons and bushcricket behaviour
    Barbara Webb
    Institute for Perception, Action and Behaviour, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 193:285-8. 2007
    ..Here we show that a very simple and general model for neural resonance could directly account for the different behavioural responses of bushcrickets to different song patterns...
  21. ncbi Listening for males and bats: spectral processing in the hearing organ of Neoconocephalus bivocatus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
    Gerlinde Höbel
    Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, P O Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 193:917-25. 2007
    ..We compare our results with spectral processing in crickets, and discuss that both groups evolved different adaptations for the perceptual tasks of mate and predator detection...
  22. ncbi Roles of the auditory midbrain and thalamus in selective phonotaxis in female gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor)
    Heike Endepols
    Zoological Institute, University of Cologne, Weyertal 119, 50923, Cologne, Germany
    Behav Brain Res 145:63-77. 2003
    ..Although dorsal thalamic nuclei seem to play a role in spectral sensitivity, they may additionally have motivational or attentional functions that contribute to achieving a state of phonotactic readiness...
  23. ncbi 6-hydroxydopamine lesions in anuran amphibians: a new model system for Parkinson's disease?
    Heike Endepols
    Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
    J Neurobiol 60:395-410. 2004
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