Longer Antennae for Romeo: Assessing Effect of Antennae Length on Courtship and Mating Success in Male Crickets, Acheta domesticus (Orthoptera, Gryllidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-103

  Khadka, Kapil Kishor ^a   Shek, Joshua ^a   Hoffman, Justine ^a   Vulin, Ryan ^a   Foellmer, Matthias ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antennal loss; Antennation; copulation; effect size; mate choice

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; HEXAPODA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 84655163891     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-011-9281-9     Document Type: Article

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