Sexual signalling in bladder grasshoppers: Tactical design for maximizing calling range

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 20, 1997, Pages 2597-2608

  Van Staaden, Moira J ^a   Römer, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acoustic signalling; Bullacris membracioides; Grasshopper; Meteorology; Transmission distance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BULLACRIS MEMBRACIOIDES; HEXAPODA; PNEUMORIDAE;

EID: 1842375034     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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