Phosphorus availability influences cricket mate attraction displays

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 525-530

  Bertram, Susan M ^a   Whattam, Emily M ^a   Visanuvimol, Laksanavadee ^a   Bennett, Rachel ^a   Lauzon, Christopher ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

behavioural stoichiometry; calling effort; diet; ecological stoichiometry; Gryllidae; mate attraction; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CRICKET; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 58349091071     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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