Comparison of the mating behaviour of a bush cricket in the laboratory and the field: Calling activity and mating frequency of a long-winged species, Phaneroptera falcata (Ensifera: Tettigoniidae)

Bush crickets are a model group for testing hypotheses in sexual selection, but much of the information is based on laboratory observations on wingless or short-winged species, which may restrict their generality. Here we describe aspects of the mating behaviour of the long-winged European bush cric...

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Main Authors: Jörg SAMIETZ, Jens SCHUMACHER, Klaus REINHARDT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2014-05-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201402-0005_Comparison_of_the_mating_behaviour_of_a_bush_cricket_in_the_laboratory_and_8239_the_field_Calling_activity_an.php