Relationship between condition, aggression, signaling, courtship, and egg laying in the field cricket, Gryllus assimilis

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 360-372

  Bertram, Susan M ^a   Rook, Vanessa ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; COURTSHIP; CRICKET; EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SIGNALING; TERRITORY;

GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS ASSIMILIS;

EID: 84858290795     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.02019.x     Document Type: Article

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