Songs versus colours versus horns: what explains the diversity of sexually selected traits?

JJ Wiens, E Tuschhoff - Biological Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Papers on sexual selection often highlight the incredible diversity of sexually selected traits
across animals. Yet, few studies have tried to explain why this diversity evolved. Animals use …

[图书][B] Principles of animal communication

JW Bradbury, SL Vehrencamp - 1998 - learninglink.oup.com
Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

[图书][B] Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution

M Stevens - 2013 - books.google.com
Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

Review of the applications of principles of insect hearing to microscale acoustic engineering challenges

L Díaz-García, B Latham, A Reid… - Bioinspiration & …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
When looking for novel, simple, and energy-efficient solutions to engineering problems,
nature has proved to be an incredibly valuable source of inspiration. The development of …

Components of reproductive isolation between North American pheromone strains of the European corn borer

EB Dopman, PS Robbins, A Seaman - Evolution, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Of 12 potential reproductive isolating barriers between closely related Z-and E-pheromone
strains of the European corn borer moth (Ostrinia nubilalis), seven significantly reduced …

Behavioral evidence for a female‐produced sex attractant in Diaphorina citri

EJ Wenninger, LL Stelinski… - Entomologia …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is an important worldwide pest of
citrus. It vectors three phloem‐restricted bacteria in the genus Candidatus Liberibacter that …

Moths produce extremely quiet ultrasonic courtship songs by rubbing specialized scales

R Nakano, N Skals, T Takanashi… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Insects have evolved a marked diversity of mechanisms to produce loud conspicuous
sounds for efficient communication. However, the risk of eavesdropping by competitors and …

[图书][B] Death-feigning in insects

M Sakai - 2021 - Springer
The so-called death-feigning is a well-known behavior because the term is commonly used
in daily life. Death-feigning means taking an irresponsive attitude toward others by …

Why signal softly? The structure, function and evolutionary significance of low-amplitude signals

DG Reichard, RC Anderson - Animal Behaviour, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Low-amplitude signalling is a common but understudied form of
communication.•These signals can be both structurally and functionally distinct from loud …

Moths are not silent, but whisper ultrasonic courtship songs

R Nakano, T Takanashi, T Fujii… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Ultrasonic hearing is widespread among moths, but very few moth species have been
reported to produce ultrasounds for sexual communication. In those that do, the signals are …