Fleischman, Rebecca R.; Sakaluk, Scott K. - In: Behavioral Ecology 15 (2004) 5, pp. 793-798
Cryptic female choice in crickets occurs through the premature removal of a male's spermatophore after copulation …, which terminates sperm transfer. Although it is known that this behavior can directly influence the paternity of offspring … female house crickets (Acheta domesticus) confers fitness benefits on females, by randomly assigning mates to females but …