Some new records of katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from Uttar Pradesh, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 In the present investigation intensive field surveys were undertaken to explore katydids of Uttar Pradesh. Five species of katydids from four genera, namely, Letana cf.
Ramesh Singh Yadav, Dharmendra Kumar
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Disentangling the Evolutionary Cause-Effect Relationships of Environment, Sexual Selection, and Body Size With Birdsong Frequency. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe used Phylogenetic Path Analysis to disentangle the causal relationships linking birdsong frequency with body size, environment, and sexual selection. Our results show that these factors interact through both direct and indirect pathways, revealing a complex network of evolutionary influences.
Rivera-Gutierrez HF +4 more
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Chorusing, synchrony, and the evolutionary functions of rhythm [PDF]
, 2014 A central goal of biomusicology is to understand the biological basis of human musicality. One approach to this problem has been to compare core components of human musicality (relative pitch perception, entrainment, etc.) with similar capacities in ...
Bowling, D., Fitch , W., Ravignani, A.
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New species of awl-head katydids, Cestrophorus and Acanthacara, from the Andes of Ecuador (Orthoptera, Conocephalinae, Cestrophorini) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2022 The Cestrophorini are small katydids of Ecuador’s montane rainforest bearing a prominent awl-shaped fastigium verticis. They are unusual among Conocephalinae in lacking pre-tympanic ear chambers: their eardrums are exposed on their fore tibiae. There are
Holger Braun, Glenn K. Morris
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Indiana Ensifera (Orthopera) [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) A total of 67 species of long-horned grasshoppers and crickets were reported to occur in Indiana by Blatchley (1903) in his Orthoptera of Indiana.
McCafferty, W. P, Stein, J. L
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Increased copulation duration before ejaculate transfer is associated with larger spermatophores, and male genital titillators, across bushcricket taxa [PDF]
, 2011 Copulation duration varies considerably across species, but few comparative studies have examined factors that might underlie such variation. We examined the relationship between copulation duration (prior to spermatophore transfer), the complexity of ...
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The Singing Insects of Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: The so-called singing insects are all those that make loud, rhythmical noises. They include members of three groups of Orthoptera (Gryllidae, Tettigoniidae, and Acridoidea) and one family of Homoptera (Cicadidae).
Alexander, Richard D. +2 more
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A new genus of Phlugidini (Insecta, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Meconematinae) from the Atlantic Forest [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasIn the Neotropical Region, Phlugidini is the most diverse tribe of Meconematinae, with 62 valid species in 10 genera, six of them recorded from Brazil. Brachyphlugis gen. nov.
ANDRÉ F. ANTUNES +2 more
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\u3ci\u3eThe Orthoptera of Michigan– Biology, Keys, and Descriptions of Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Crickets\u3c/i\u3e by Roger G. Bland, 2003. [PDF]
, 2018 (excerpt) Michigan has a long history of entomologists interested in the Orthoptera fauna of the state, and T.H. Hubbell and I.J. Cantrall had published several papers on the Orthoptera of various parts of the state, as well as state-wide lists. Later on,
O\u27Brien, Mark
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Acoustic assessment of experimental reforestation in a Costa Rican rainforest
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Effective forest restoration requires tools for evaluating and comparing restoration approaches. Nevertheless, measuring restoration progress can be difficult and expensive.
Álvaro Vega-Hidalgo +3 more
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