| Literature DB >> 5099598 |
J A Simmons, E G Wever, J M Pylka.
Abstract
The two main species intermingled in a brood of the 17-year cicada (Magicicada) have distinctive sound-making patterns and correspondingly different hearing abilities. Thus, they are acoustically isolated for mating purposes. Their simultaneous emergence and community "singing" has the important advantage of repelling predators.Entities:
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Year: 1971 PMID: 5099598 DOI: 10.1126/science.171.3967.212
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728