Lack of preference for conspecific calling songs in female crickets
Article Abstract:
The preference for calling songs of conspecific male crickets by female crickets fails to account for the calling song divergence between Allonemobius fasciatus and A. socius. Females of both species are insensitive to interspecific differences in songs but are attracted to male songs. The study shows that female preference for calling songs of conspecific males is not the reason for the low gene exchange level between the two species. The main isolating barrier between the two species may be a post-insemination barrier to fertilization.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Behavioral responses of green lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Chrysoperla) to synthetic male songs
Article Abstract:
Female green gs recognize the males' song on the basis of frequency modulations and temoporal features of the song. When exposed to synthetic songs, females did not respond to random noise or single frequency songs but acknowledged songs with higher and lower frequencies. The highest response was elicited by frequency modulated songs, even when the direction of frequency modulation was reversed. Female also responded to shorter duration songs with frequency modulation pattern identical to the natural male songs.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Territoriality and the function of song in the primitive acoustic insect Cyphoderris monstrosa (Orthoptera: Haglidae)
Article Abstract:
Fifty male Cyphoderris monstrosa were collected and kept under laboratory observation in order to establish the function of C. monstrosa song in territorial interactions between males of the species. Results show that song functions as an inter-male signal in C. monstrosa. Males winning territorial interactions are more sustained singers. Males use information regarding the aggressive ability that is signalled by the songs of their opponents.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Interference imaging of daily growth bands in massive corals. The big picture
- Abstracts: Effect of microbial fermentation on functional specific gravity of small forage particles. The effect of feed intake and body weight on purine derivative excretion and microbial protein supply in sheep
- Abstracts: A tale of two families. Differential notch signalling distinguishes neural stem cells from intermediate progenitors
- Abstracts: Phosphorylation-dependent activation of the Ras-GRF/CDC25(super Mm) exchange factor by muscarinic receptors and G-protein betagamma subunits