Frej Ossiannilsson

Frej Ossiannilsson
Born(1908-12-08)December 8, 1908
Helsingborg, Sweden
DiedMarch 6, 1995(1995-03-06) (aged 86)
Uppsala, Sweden
CitizenshipSweden
Alma materUniversity of Lund
Spouse
Ingegärd Malström
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(m. 1938⁠–⁠1995)​
ChildrenMaj Ossiannilsson
Scientific career
Fieldsentomology, biotremology
InstitutionsSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thesis Insect drummers. A study on the morphology and function of the sound-producing organ of Swedish Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha with notes on their sound production  (1949)

Frej Ossiannilsson (December 8, 1908 – March 6, 1995) was a Swedish entomologist who specialized in Auchenorrhyncha, and is known also for discovering vibrational communication of insects. He is considered a pioneer of biotremology for work on behavioural and anatomical basis of vibrational communication.[1][2]

  1. ^ Sundblatt, Maj; Pettersson, Jan (2003). "In memoriam Frej Ossiannilsson". In Holzinger, Werner E.; Kammerlander, Ingrid; Nickel, Herbert (eds.). The Auchenorrhyncha of Central Europe – Die Zikaden Mitteleuropas. Vol. 1: Fulgoromorpha, Cicadomorpha excl. Cicadellidae. Leiden: Brill. pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-90-04-12895-8.
  2. ^ Hill, Peggy S.M.; Wessel, Andreas (2016). "Biotremology". Current Biology. 26 (5): R187–R191. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.01.054. PMID 26954435.