Sexual pair-formation in a cicada mediated by acoustic behaviour of females and positive phonotaxis of males

Abstract The functions of female song found in a few cicadas have rarely been studied. In the cicada Subpsaltria yangi we investigated the acoustic behaviour and signal structure of songs produced by females, the phonotaxis of males, and mate choice, as well as the selective pressure imposed on this...

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Main Authors: Zehai Hou, Changqing Luo, J. Dale Roberts, Cong Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06825-5