Teleogryllus commodus
| Teleogryllus commodus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Superfamily: | Grylloidea |
| Family: | Gryllidae |
| Subfamily: | Gryllinae |
| Genus: | Teleogryllus |
| Species: | T. commodus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teleogryllus commodus (Walker,1869) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gryllus commodus Walker [1] | |
Teleogryllus oceanicus, commonly known as the black field cricket is a cricket species native to Australia.
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.[2] Male calling rate likely serves as an indicator to females of genome-wide heterozygosity and/or male condition.
References
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