Signaler–receiver–eavesdropper: Risks and rewards of variation in the dominant frequency of male cricket calls

Abstract Signals are important for communication and mating, and while they can benefit an individual, they can also be costly and dangerous. Male field crickets call in order to attract female crickets, but gravid females of a parasitoid fly species, Ormia ochracea, are also attracted to the call a...

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Main Authors: Olivia L. Dobbs, Janelle B. Talavera, Sarina M. Rossi, Stephanie Menjivar, David A. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6866