I also believe that my ambition is driven by my desire to succeed in the field of forensic science. I strongly believe that every individual must contribute back to society. Helping solve crimes and investigations will be my way of giving back to the community. MS Technician Operating a wire bunching machine. Female Preference based on Varies Acoustic Calls by Willie Hughes Male field crickets, Gryllus lineaticeps, produce mating calls of different lengths.
Females prefer longer chirps when they contain more pulses.
The hypothesis was tested that females also preferred longer pulses. Controlling for duration, I found that females preferred chirps with long pulses and short gaps compared to short pulses and long gaps. I also found that females preferred long chirp duration and long pulses compared to short chirp duration and short pulses. Females thus appear to prefer longer pulses even when these longer pulses are not produced in longer chirps.