Courtship communication in meadow katydids: Female preference for large male vibrations

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 777-793

  De Luca, Paul A ^a   Morris, Glenn K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0032392107     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998792640422     Document Type: Article

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