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Male moth songs tempt females to accept mating: The role of acoustic and pheromonal communication in reproductive behaviour of Aphomia sociella
- 1.0366026 - ÚOCHB 2012 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Kindl, Jiří - Kalinová, Blanka - Červenka, M. - Jilek, Milan - Valterová, Irena
Male moth songs tempt females to accept mating: The role of acoustic and pheromonal communication in reproductive behaviour of Aphomia sociella.
PLoS ONE. Roč. 6, č. 10 (2011), e26476/1-e26476/8. ISSN 1932-6203. E-ISSN 1932-6203
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT 2B06007
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z40550506; CEZ:AV0Z50390512
Keywords : bumble-bee wax moth * sexual communication * courtship
Subject RIV: CC - Organic Chemistry
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Female attraction in A. sociella is chemically mediated, but ultrasonic communication is also employed during courtship. Male ultrasonic songs stimulate female sexual display and significantly affect mating efficiency. Considerable inter-individual differences in song structure exist. These could play a role in female mate selection provided that the female’s ear is able to discern them. The A. sociella mating strategy described above is unique within the subfamily Galleriinae.
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