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The Tettigoniidae. Biology, Systematics and Evolution.
. Ed(S): Bailey, Winston J.; Rentz, David C. F.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Bailey, Winston J.; Rentz, David C. F. Num Pages: 395 pages, 775 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 787.
by fireflies on calling heterospeciflcs (Lloyd 1984) or the location of calling crickets by tachiniid flies (Cade 197 5). Sexual selection theory would predict that if there were any risks involved in mating then the sex offering the highest investment should take fewer of them. Given these factors and an inherent risk of detection by predators of calling individuals, males are more likely to signal than females (Thornhi111979). Further, if the quantity (length and/ or loudness) of the acoustic signal were correlated with the risks of exposure, we may predict that insects calling from exposed perches, or in areas of ... Read more
by fireflies on calling heterospeciflcs (Lloyd 1984) or the location of calling crickets by tachiniid flies (Cade 197 5). Sexual selection theory would predict that if there were any risks involved in mating then the sex offering the highest investment should take fewer of them. Given these factors and an inherent risk of detection by predators of calling individuals, males are more likely to signal than females (Thornhi111979). Further, if the quantity (length and/ or loudness) of the acoustic signal were correlated with the risks of exposure, we may predict that insects calling from exposed perches, or in areas of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
Number of Pages
395
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662025949
SKU
V9783662025949
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