Female mate choice, calling song and genetic variance in the cricket, Gryllodes sigillatus

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Champagnon, Jocelyn ^a   Cueva Del Castillo, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; GENETIC VARIATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONG;

GRYLLODES SIGILLATUS;

EID: 39049085767     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01470.x     Document Type: Article

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