Calling, courtship, and condition in the fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus.

Theoretically, sexual signals should provide honest information about mating benefits and many sexually reproducing species use honest signals when signalling to potential mates. Male crickets produce two types of acoustic mating signals: a long-distance mate attraction call and a short-range courts...

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Main Authors: Sarah J Harrison, Ian R Thomson, Caitlin M Grant, Susan M Bertram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3604009?pdf=render