Female mating frequency increases with temperature in two cricket species, Gryllodes sigillatus and Acheta domesticus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1345-1350

  Kindle, Tashika K ^a   Johnson, Kristen M ^a   Ivy, Tracie M ^a,b   Weddle, Carie B ^a   Sakaluk, Scott K ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; THERMAL EFFECTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

FEMALE MATING; MALE MATING; MATING FREQUENCY;

BIODIVERSITY;

CRICKET; FEMALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLODES SIGILLATUS; GRYLLODES SUPPLICANS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 33846423509     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-127     Document Type: Article

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