Drumming was recorded for 11 of 13 Nearctic stonefly species, representing 4 families. Both male and female signals were obtained from 5 species, and were either 2-way or 3-way communications. Signals were species-specific; those of males and females varied from 3-39 and 1-14 beats/ signal, respectively. Duration of male signals varied from 105-8,016 ms; those of females, except Perlinella drymo (1 beat), varied from 402-1318 ms. Signals among related taxa showed greatest similarities. Duration of male signals of Perlinella drymo became progressively shorter at each of 4 temperatures from 7-29 0C. Females of Perlinella drymo would only repeatedly answer male signals recorded at near their own temperature, and would not repeatedly answer recorded male signals of 8 other species.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc503922 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Zeigler, David D. |
| Contributors | Stewart, Kenneth W., Baumann, Richard W., Zimmerman, Earl G., Schlueter, Edgar A. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 42 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Zeigler, David D., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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