How male sound pressure level influences phonotaxis in virgin female Jamaican field crickets (Gryllus assimilis)

Understanding female mate preference is important for determining the strength and direction of sexual trait evolution. The sound pressure level (SPL) acoustic signalers use is often an important predictor of mating success because higher sound pressure levels are detectable at greater distances. If...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karen Pacheco, Susan M. Bertram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2014-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/437.pdf