Tympanistalna gastrica :: European Cicadas

Tympanistalna gastrica (Stål, 1854)

Tympanistalna gastrica, calling song,
Portugal, recorded by Jerome Sueur.



<em>Tympanistalna gastrica</em> male
<em>Tympanistalna gastrica</em>, male on grasses,<br>Portugal: Albarraque, photo José Alberto Quartau.
<em>Tympanistalna gastrica</em>, male on grasses,<br>Portugal: Albarraque, photo José Alberto Quartau.

References:

Fonseca P.J. (1991) Characteristics of the acoustic signals in nine species of cicadas (Homoptera, Cicadidae).- Bioacoustics 3 : 173-182.

Fonseca P.J. (1993) Directional hearing of a cicada: biophysical aspects.- Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 172: 767-774.

Fonseca P.J. (1996) Sound production in cicadas: timbal muscle activity during calling song and protest song.- Bioacoustics 7: 13-31.

Fonseca P.J., Bennet-Clark H.C. (1998) Asymmetry of tymbal action and structure in a cicada: a possible role in the production of complex songs.- The Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 717-730.

Fonseca P.J., Popov A. (1994) Sound radiation in a cicada: the role of different structures.- Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 175: 349-361.

Fonseca P.J., Revez M.A. (2002) Temperature dependence of cicada songs (Homoptera, Cicaoidea).- Journal of comparative Physiology A, 187: 971-976.

Sueur J., Puissant S., Simões P.C., Seabra S., Boulard M., Quartau J.A. (2004) Cicadas from Portugal: revised list of species with eco-ethological data (Hemiptera: Cicadidae). Insects Systematics and Evolution, 35: 177-187. PDF

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