Katydids and bush-crickets
Subtitle: reproductive behavior and evolution of the Tettigoniidae
By: Darryl T. Gwynne.
Series: Cornell series in arthropod biology
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Tettigoniidae -- Behavior.; Tettigoniidae -- Reproduction.; Sexual selection in animals.
Description: "Katydids and bush-crickets are widely used as subject animals for biologists studying sexual communication - the calls of males to attract sexually responsive females - and mate choice. This book closely examines the practice of "nuptial feeding" by male katydids. Darryl T. Gwynne also emphasizes the methods and practice of insect behavioral research. Gwynne outlines the evolution of katydid and bush-cricket behavior and how it has proven valuable in testing Darwin's theory of sexual selection. These accounts are enriched by many illustrations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-307) and index.