The quantitative genetics of sound production in Gryllus firmus

• Published in: Animal behaviour Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 823 - 832
• Main Authors: Webb, Karen Lynn, Roff, Derek A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kent Elsevier Ltd 01.11.1992; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal ethology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gryllidae; Gryllus firmus; Invertebrates; Orthoptera; Protozoa. Invertebrata; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Acoustic communication; Laboratory study; Animal communication; Sound production; Insecta; Orthoptera; Intraspecific recognition; Mate selection; Gryllidae; Breeding behavior; Spectral analysis; Arthropoda; Morphology; Body size; Elytron; Genetics; Heritability; Invertebrata

The species-specific calling songs of male cricket are used by females for species recognition and mate choice. Heritability of variation of morphological structures involved in song production, components of the calling song, and body size were estimated for the cricket Gryllus firmus. The heritabi...