Previous flight facilitates partner finding in female crickets

Abstract In the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus, flying occurs soon after the last imaginal molt and precedes the mating behavior in natural conditions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that flying may improve subsequent behavioral performance in a novel environment in female crickets. We developed a beha...

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Main Authors: Maxim Mezheritskiy, Dmitry Vorontsov, Dmitry Lapshin, Varvara Dyakonova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78969-w