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Science 27 April 1979:
Vol. 204. no. 4391, pp. 429 - 432
DOI: 10.1126/science.204.4391.429
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Temporal Pattern as a Cue for Species-Specific Calling Song Recognition in Crickets

GERALD S. POLLACK 1 and RONALD R. HOY 1

1 Section of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

Female crickets can recognize conspecific calling song from its temporal pattern alone. In Teleogryllus oceanicus, the song pattern consists of three classes of interpulse intervals arranged in a stereotyped sequence. Females recognize a model song in which the sequential order of intervals is random. This argues against the hypothesis that recognition results from matching auditory input to an internal template of the song.

Submitted on September 29, 1978
Revised on January 18, 1979


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