Evaluation of the behavioral roles of ascending auditory interneurons in calling song phonotaxis by the female cricket (Acheta domesticus)

1992 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Atkins ◽  
John Henley ◽  
Rob Handysides ◽  
John Stout
Keyword(s):  
Acheta Domesticus ◽  
Calling Song ◽  
Female Cricket

Attractiveness of the male Acheta domesticus calling song to females

1991 ◽  
Vol 169 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall Walikonis ◽  
Daniel Schoun ◽  
David Zacharias ◽  
John Henley ◽  
Pamela Coburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acheta Domesticus ◽  
Calling Song

Nanoinjection of neurotransmitters into the prothoracic ganglion of female cricket Acheta domesticus changes phonotactic selectivity

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Gordon Atkins ◽  
James Yoon ◽  
Kristin Lee ◽  
Rachel Koo ◽  
Kristin Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acheta Domesticus ◽  
Female Cricket ◽  
Prothoracic Ganglion

scholarly journals Previous flight facilitates partner finding in female crickets

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Mezheritskiy ◽  
Dmitry Vorontsov ◽  
Dmitry Lapshin ◽  
Varvara Dyakonova
Keyword(s):  
Calling Song ◽  
Source Zone ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Searching Behavior ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Novel Environment ◽  
Test Female ◽  
Female Cricket ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
Set Up

AbstractIn 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 behavioral set-up to test female cricket responsiveness to male calling song as well as their ability to locate and find the source of the song. The male song was produced by a loudspeaker hidden behind the fabric wall of a spacious square arena. Forced flight prior to the test promoted female sexual searching behavior in the novel environment. After the flight, more females reached the hidden source zone, spent more time near the source and finally more of them climbed over the wall section immediately in front of the hidden loudspeaker. At the same time, their behavior in the arena did not differ from the control group when the calling song was not delivered, suggesting that flight exerts its behavioral effects by influencing sexual motivation. Our results support the suggestion that preceding intense locomotion facilitates sexual searching behavior of females in a novel environment.

scholarly journals Substrate texture affects female cricket walking response to male calling song

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 172334 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Sarmiento-Ponce ◽  
M. P. F. Sutcliffe ◽  
B. Hedwig
Keyword(s):  
Model Organism ◽  
Behavioural Response ◽  
Calling Song ◽  
Mechanical Interlocking ◽  
Gryllus Bimaculatus ◽  
Field Crickets ◽  
Female Cricket ◽  
Substrate Texture ◽  
Male Calling ◽  
High Degree

Field crickets are extensively used as a model organism to study female phonotactic walking behaviour, i.e. their attraction to the male calling song. Laboratory-based phonotaxis experiments generally rely on arena or trackball-based settings; however, no attention has been paid to the effect of substrate texture on the response. Here, we tested phonotaxis in female Gryllus bimaculatus , walking on trackballs machined from methyl-methacrylate foam with different cell sizes. Surface height variations of the trackballs, due to the cellular composition of the material, were measured with profilometry and characterized as smooth, medium or rough, with roughness amplitudes of 7.3, 16 and 180 µm. Female phonotaxis was best on a rough and medium trackball surface, a smooth surface resulted in a significant lower phonotactic response. Claws of the cricket foot were crucial for effective walking. Females insert their claws into the surface pores to allow mechanical interlocking with the substrate texture and a high degree of attachment, which cannot be established on smooth surfaces. These findings provide insight to the biomechanical basis of insect walking and may inform behavioural studies that the surface texture on which walking insects are tested is crucial for the resulting behavioural response.

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