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SUBMITTER: Miyashita A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4718538 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Miyashita Atsushi A Kizaki Hayato H Sekimizu Kazuhisa K Kaito Chikara C
PloS one 20160119 1
The relationship between body size and vocalization parameters has been studied in many animal species. In insect species, however, the effect of body size on song frequency has remained unclear. Here we analyzed the effect of body size on the frequency spectra of mating songs produced by the two-spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. We recorded the calling songs and courtship songs of male crickets of different body sizes. The calling songs contained a frequency component that peaked at 5.7 kHz ...[more]