Acoustic adaptations of periodical cicadas (Hemiptera: Magicicada)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Oberdörster, Uta ^a,b   Grant, Peter R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Helmholtz equation; Mate acquisition; Predation risk; Quiet songs; Resonant frequency; Sharp tuning; Tibicen; Tympani

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MATE ATTRACTION; PREDATION RISK; SOUND PROPAGATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

CICADIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MAGICICADA; MAGICICADA SEPTENDECIM; TIBICEN;

EID: 33846138008     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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