...Kenneth N. Prestwich; Kristin O'Sullivan SUMMARY We here report the first simultaneous measurement of metabolic cost of calling, acoustic power and efficiency of sound production in animals –the mole crickets Scapteriscus borellii and S. vicinus (Gryllotalpidae). We measured O 2 consumption, CO 2...

...Andrew C. Mason; Timothy G. Forrest; Ron R. Hoy ABSTRACT We have studied auditory responses in two species of mole cricket (Scapteriscus borellii and S. abbreviatus) to determine (1) whether they show sensitivity to ultrasound, (2) whether their hearing (at both low and high frequencies) is based...

... 1987 by Company of Biologists 1987 cricket mole cricket efficiency sound production Many insect species produce stereotyped acoustic signals that are important in intraspecific communication. In most species that communicate by sound, the male’s calling song, which seems to attract...