Responses of intended and unintended receivers to a novel sexual signal suggest clandestine communication

Parasitoid flies eavesdrop on the mating songs of male Hawaiian crickets, creating conflict between sexual and natural selection. Here, the authors investigate the selection acting on a recently evolved male mating signal, a “purring” song, which appears to be undetected by parasitoids.

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Autores principales: Robin M. Tinghitella, E. Dale Broder, James H. Gallagher, Aaron W. Wikle, David M. Zonana
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/f40abea027314ac09768d67e45c09f2b
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Sumario:Parasitoid flies eavesdrop on the mating songs of male Hawaiian crickets, creating conflict between sexual and natural selection. Here, the authors investigate the selection acting on a recently evolved male mating signal, a “purring” song, which appears to be undetected by parasitoids.