The influence of physical and acoustic experience on sequential mate preference in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. Is song important?

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 843-855

  Bateman, Philip W ^a   Ferguson, J W H ^a   Ferreira, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Body size; Copulation; Mate choice; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS;

EID: 18644383506     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000048993.21896.23     Document Type: Article

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