Mate choice in field crickets: Can females acoustically detect male body size?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-151

  Verburgt, L ^a   Ferguson, J W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body size; Female preference; Gryllus bimaculatus; Harp size; Mate choice; Song frequency; Spectral bandwidth

Indexed keywords

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 72449137567     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0166-8     Document Type: Article

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