Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Suborder Ensifera Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Orthoptera Superfamily Grylloidea | |
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Similar Teleogryllus, Field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus, Gryllus, Gryllus bimaculatus | ||
Crickets mating teleogryllus commodus of nz
Teleogryllus oceanicus, commonly known as the black field cricket is a cricket species native to Australia.
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Teleogryllus commodus escapes from predator
Inbreeding avoidance
Male T. commodus use advertisement calling to attract mates. Inbred males call less often than out-bred males. Female T. commodus prefer males with a more frequent calling effort, so that inbred males suffer reductions in mating success. Male calling rate likely serves as an indicator to females of genome-wide heterozygosity and/or male condition.
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