Date of Award
4-3-2017
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Benjamin Navia
Abstract
Female crickets respond phonotactically to the calls of conspecific males. Females' phonotaxis has been reported to be variable, ranging from unselective to selectve in response to calls with varying syllable periods (30-90 ms). Octopamine, an intertebrate neurotransmitter, has been reported to increase aggressive behavior in crickets, (Stevanson et al. 2005) but the effects of octopamine on behaviors such as phonotaxis have not been investigated. The goal of this study is to determine the effects of octopamine on the syllable-period selective phonotactic response of females. Results suggest a decrease in phonotactic responsiveness shown by 5-10 day-okds after prothroacic nanoinjection of octopamine.
Recommended Citation
Magno, Darley, "The Role Of Octopamine In Syllable-Period Selective Phonotaxis In Female Cricket Acheta Domesticus" (2017). Honors Theses. 159.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/159/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/159
Subject Area
Crickets--Behavior; Crickets--Effect of sound on; Octopamine
Presentation Record URL
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors-undergraduate-poster-symposium/2017/honors-thesis/12/
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/159/