The effects of temperature and age on calling song in a field cricket with a complex calling song, Teleogryllus oceanicus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1414-1420

  Walker, Sean E ^a,b   Cade, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PULSE DURATION (PD);

BIOLOGY;

AGE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; INVERTEBRATA; ORTHOPTERA; TELEOGRYLLUS; TELEOGRYLLUS OCEANICUS;

EID: 0344718874     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-106     Document Type: Article

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