Level of aggression in house crickets (Acheta domesticus) with different resources availableLevel of aggression in house crickets (Acheta domesticus) with different resources availableSummary: The house cricket, Acheta domesticus, was used to test whether food and potential mates lead to aggressive behavior. Male crickets were randomly selected in pairs and placed in a cage to observe aggressive behaviors in the presence of absence. of food, food, and female Crickets fought each other while the food and female variables were used in an attempt to increase aggressive interactions between male crickets. This experiment found no significance due to a. lack of data performed on a larger scale to be able to see significance in both variables.Intro: Charles Darwin's natural selection comes to mind when observing the aggressive behaviors of crickets. This interaction comes into play specifically when competition for resources, such as food and females, is rare. Thus, only the organism best adapted to the environment would be allowed to survive and pass on its genes. Pioneers of animal behavior paved the way for understanding why animals act the way they do (von Frisch, 1967; Lorenz, 1952; and Tinbergen 1951). With further integration between different biological organizations, we are witnessing the emergence of new possible research, particularly on crickets (Wong & Hoffman, 2010). House crickets, Acheta domesticus, normally show little or no aggression between males due to their natural group living behavior. But when isolated for a long time, ag...... middle of paper ......cricket species (genus Gryllus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2: 1397-1407. Judge, KA and Bonanno, VL 2008. Men's Arms in Combat Cricket. PLoS ONE 3:e3980.Lorenz, KZ 1952. King Solomon's Ring. Crowell, New York.Stevenson PA, Hofmann HA, Schoch K, Schildberger K. 2000. The fight-and-flight responses of crickets lacking biogenic amines. Journal of Neurobiology 43: 107-120. Tinbergen, N. 1951. The study of instinct. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Stevenson, P. A., Dkynova, V., Rillich, J., and Schildberger, K. 2005. Octoamine and experience-dependent modulation of aggression in crickets. Journal of Neuroscience. 25:1431-1441.von Frish, K. 1967. The language of dance and the orientation of bees. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Wong, RY and Hofmann HA 2010. Behavioral genomics: an organizational perspective. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, in press.