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Drumming Behavior of Selected North American Stoneflies (Plecoptera)

Drumming is first described for five North American stonefly species, Acroneuria evoluta, Doroneuria baumanni, Isoperla namata, Chernokrilus misnomus, and Pictetiella expansa. Signals of Acroneuria lycorias, Phasganophora capitata and Isoperla signata are further described. Drumming was not recorded from Amhinemura delosa. Signals of A. evoluta are the most complex yet recorded in Plecoptera. Doroneuria baumanni, P. expanse, C. misnomus and P. capitata have 2-way exchanges. Male D. baumanni produce two prolonged beats by rubbing the hammer on the substratum; male-female signals are non-overlapping in the first two species and overlapping in the latter two. Female P. capitata answered with an unusually long sequence of beats. Two male Isoperla species produced monophasic calls without female answers. Female A. lycorias answered taped male signals with monophasic signals like all observed females.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504566
Date12 1900
CreatorsMaketon, Monchan
ContributorsStewart, Kenneth W., Zimmerman, Earl G., Szczytko, Stanley W.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvii, 66 leaves: ill., Text
CoverageUnited States - Oklahoma, United States - Michigan, United States - California, United States - Oregon, United States - Utah
RightsPublic, Maketon, Monchan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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