Drumming Behavior of Four Western Nearctic Isoperla Species (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

Bottorff, Richard L.; Szczytko, Stanley W.; Knight, Allen W.; Dimick, Jeffrey J

doi:10.1093/aesa/83.5.991

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“…Subsequent studies have revealed many other instances of song divergence among cryptic species of crickets and grasshoppers (Walker, 1957(Walker, , 1964Hill et al, 1972;Bailey, 1976;Howard and Furth, 1986;Otte, 1989). Similarly, several studies have shown that cryptic species of plecopterans can be identified mainly by differences in drumming patterns (Stewart et al, 1982(Stewart et al, , 1988Bottorff et al, 1990). Miller et al (1975) surveyed 72 laboratory strains of Drosophila athabasca and found there were three groups distinguished by their male courtship sounds; these groups were further supported by cytological data.…”

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THE ROLE OF COURTSHIP SONGS IN REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG POPULATIONS OF GREEN LACEWINGS OF THE GENUS CHRYSOPERLA (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE)

Wells

Henry

1992

Evolution

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Abstract. -Male and female lacewings tremulate during courtship, establishing duets that always precede copulation. Three distinct courtship songs are found in populations of the green lacewing Chrysoperla plorabunda (P I, P2 and P3 song morphs). Analysis of five features of the songs for individuals collected from Connecticut, Idaho, Oregon and California showed few differences within song morphs, but sympatric song morphs differed significantly in temporal features of the songs and their mode of presentation. Playback experiments using recorded songs were performed on females with all possible sympatric and allopatric combinations of females and recorded songs. The results showed that females strongly prefer to duet with recordings of males of their own song type and usually showed no responses to songs of other types. Thus, song differences are effective barriers to reproduction between the sympatric morphs. Our results support the hypothesis that the three song morphs are true biological species.

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THE ROLE OF COURTSHIP SONGS IN REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG POPULATIONS OF GREEN LACEWINGS OF THE GENUS CHRYSOPERLA (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE)

Wells

Henry

1992

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“…Since both males and females mated more than once, the species is polyandric and polygynic, as is Hemimelaena flaviventris (Tierno de Figueroa et al, 1998). As observed in other stoneflies (Berthelemy, 1979;Bottorff et al, 1990;Tierno de Figueroa et al, 1998) drumming is not a necessary prerequisite of mating.…”

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Male calling, mating and oviposition in Isoperla curtata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

Figueroa¹,

Luzón-Ortega²,

Sánchez‐Ortega³

2000

Eur. J. Entomol.

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The reproductive biology (drumming call, mating behaviour, fecundity and egg structure) of Isoperla curtata, an endemic species from the Southern Iberian Peninsula, is described. The male's mating call has a diphasic pattern, with a mean of 17.3 beats per call (range = 8-27; SD = 4.7) and a duration of 792.9 ms per call (range = 228-1312; SD = 307.9). This call differs from that of other species of Isoperla in having two distinct phases with different millisecond intervals, and is species-specific. Mating lasts between 131 and 3864 seconds (mean = 2180.9 s and SD = 1027.8). Since males and females mate more than once (mean number of matings per female was 1.85 and per male 2.25), the species is polyandric and polygynic. The position adopted by the male during mating is different from that described for other stonefly species. Other mating behaviours are interpreted as displacement manoeuvers, tactile stimulation and possibly sexual selection by cryptic female choice. There was a statistically significant correlation between size and the number of matings in females (r = 0.849; p = 0.016), but not in males. Each female laid between one to four egg masses composed of an average of 88.7 eggs. Maximum fecundity was 319 eggs. The mean egg volume was 80.5 x 105 pm3 which is very similar to that of other Isoperla species. An outstanding morphological characteristic of the egg is the lobed outline of the chorion cells.

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“…The effectiveness of divergent intersexual communication systems as a reproductive barrier between interfertile species depends on whether pre‐mating communication is a prerequisite for successful mating. Drumming appears to be essential for successful copulation in some stonefly species (Rupprecht, ), but not in certain other species and populations, even if they do drum (Berthélemy, ; Bottorff et al ., ; Tierno de Figueroa, Luzón‐Ortega & Sanchez‐Ortega, ). Cases in point are populations that meet and mate on non‐vibrant rocks.…”

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“…Several studies have pointed out that the male Call is species specific, at least for members of genera and families with overlapping distribution ranges (Rupprecht, , , ; Berthélemy, ; Szczytko & Stewart, ; Stewart, Szczytko & Maketon, ; Tierno de Figueroa, Luzón‐Ortega & Stewart, ). There is a common, although often implicit, expectation that the species‐specific mating signals maintain reproductive isolation between sympatric species, especially when their emergence phenologies overlap (Bottorff et al ., ).…”

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Species-specific communication bars interspecific mating between syntopic species ofZwickniastoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae)

Boumans

Johnsen

2014

Biol J Linn Soc Lond

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Most Northern Hemisphere stoneflies have species-specific mating signals that are generally thought to constitute a barrier against interspecific mating. We tested this hypothesis in two species of the genus Zwicknia that have only very recently been recognised as distinct species, and that were found to occur together in a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany. Analyses of molecular markers COI and 28S in combination with wing length (distinguishing males of both species) and mating signals revealed no instance of hybridisation among 23 studied specimens. In addition, eleven further males identified on the basis of morphology alone all produced the expected species-specific signal. Females and males of both species were presented with played back conspecific and heterospecific signals and duetting sequences, and responded only to conspecific stimuli. This lends support to the hypothesis that the intersexual communication system functions as an important pre-mating barrier against gene flow, although post-mating isolation cannot be excluded. Interspecific mating did occur when a mixed pair was confined together in a small container. Males of both species were found to call in response to played back duetting sequences with stereotypic latencies that are clearly longer than the latencies in male-female duets. We interpret this as an indication of eavesdropping behaviour coupled with attempts to take over the perceived duet.

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Drumming Behavior of Four Western Nearctic Isoperla Species (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

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THE ROLE OF COURTSHIP SONGS IN REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG POPULATIONS OF GREEN LACEWINGS OF THE GENUS CHRYSOPERLA (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE)

THE ROLE OF COURTSHIP SONGS IN REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION AMONG POPULATIONS OF GREEN LACEWINGS OF THE GENUS CHRYSOPERLA (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE)

Male calling, mating and oviposition in Isoperla curtata (Plecoptera: Perlodidae)

Species-specific communication bars interspecific mating between syntopic species ofZwickniastoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae)

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