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Power Bars: Mormon Crickets Get Immunity Boost from Eating Grasshoppers
Insects, 2023 In addition to feeding on plants, Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex Haldeman, 1852 predate on invertebrates, including one another, which effectively drives their migration.
Robert B. Srygley, David H. Branson
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New taxa of the cricket subfamily Pteroplistinae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from Indo-Malayan Region
Амурский зоологический журнал, 2022 New material on the cricket subfamily Pteroplistinae is considered. The following new taxa of this subfamily are described: Pteroplistes (Eupteroplistes) tarbinskyi subgen. et sp. nov. from Sumatra, Malaysiola gen. nov., M.
Андрей Васильевич Горохов
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European Journal of Entomology, 2023 The field cricket, Scapsipedus icipe Hugel and Tanga (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) is edible and could be used to reduce malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Irakiza RUNYAMBO +4 more
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Limited evidence for learning in a shuttle box paradigm in crickets (Acheta domesticus) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2021 Aversive learning has been studied in a variety of species, such as honey bees, mice, and non-human primates. Since aversive learning has been found in some invertebrates and mammals, it will be interesting to know if this ability is shared with crickets.
Kiri Li N. Stauch +5 more
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Roles of aminergic neurons in formation and recall of associative memory in crickets
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2010 We review recent progress in the study of roles of octopaminergic (OA-ergic) and dopaminergic (DA-ergic) signaling in insect classical conditioning, focusing on our studies on crickets.
Makoto Mizunami, Yukihisa Matsumoto
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2004 Cricket stridulums and calls are highly stereotyped, except those with greatly modified tegmina and/or vena-tion, or ''unusual'' frequency, duration and/or intensity.
Laure Desutter-Grandcolas +1 more
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Time and timing in the acoustic recognition system of crickets
Frontiers in Physiology, 2014 The songs of many insects exhibit precise timing as the result of repetitive and stereotyped subunits on several time scales. As these signals encode the identity of a species, time and timing are important for the recognition system that analyzes these ...
Ralf Matthias Hennig +2 more
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Isolation associated aggression--a consequence of recovery from defeat in a territorial animal. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Population density has profound influences on the physiology and behaviour of many animal species. Social isolation is generally reported to lead to increased aggressiveness, while grouping lowers it.
Paul A Stevenson, Jan Rillich
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EDIS, 2012 This document provides an overview of crickets, their behavior, and management strategies. It details the types of crickets commonly found in buildings, their physical characteristics, and their potential to damage fabrics. The article emphasizes exclusion as the primary method of control, recommending sealing cracks and removing debris.
P.G. Koehler, R.M. Pereira, B.E. Bayer
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2008 We describe here two new species of the genus Phalangopsis Serville, 1831 from the Brazilian Amazon Forest. The male genitalia and the female copulatory papilla were described, and a combination of diagnostic characteristics was given to separate both ...
Carina M. Mews, Carlos F. Sperber
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