The effect of variation in parameters of the male calling song of the katydid, Amblycorypha parvipennis (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), on female phonotaxis and phonoresponse

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 841-855

  Galliart, Patrick L ^a   Shaw, Kenneth C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calling song; female choice; katydid; phonoresponse; phonotaxis

Indexed keywords

AMBLYCORYPHA; AMBLYCORYPHA PARVIPENNIS; ORTHOPTERA; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 0030432820     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02208973     Document Type: Article

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