Variation and repeatability of ultrasonic sexual advertisement signals in Achroia grisella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-98

  Jang, Yikweon ^a   Collins, Robert D ^a   Greenfield, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Achroia grisella; Repeatability; Sexual advertisement signal; Signal variation

Indexed keywords

ACHROIA; ACHROIA GRISELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; MUS; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 0030791164     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765476     Document Type: Article

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