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Volume 156, Number 3 (July 17, 1999)

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Show-off crickets have a shy side

Male crickets that sing risky, extended serenades—attracting predators as well as mates—may compensate with a cautious streak.

References:

Hedrick, A.V. 1999. Links between mating displays and predator avoidance in male crickets. Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. June. Lewisburg, Pa.

Sources:

Ann V. Hedrick
University of California, Davis
Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
Davis, CA 95616

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 3, July 17, 1999, p. 47. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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