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SUBMITTER: Nakano R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2575327 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakano Ryo R Skals Niels N Takanashi Takuma T Surlykke Annemarie A Koike Takuji T Yoshida Keisuke K Maruyama Hirotaka H Tatsuki Sadahiro S Ishikawa Yukio Y
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20080811 33
Insects have evolved a marked diversity of mechanisms to produce loud conspicuous sounds for efficient communication. However, the risk of eavesdropping by competitors and predators is high. Here, we describe a mechanism for producing extremely low-intensity ultrasonic songs (46 dB sound pressure level at 1 cm) adapted for private sexual communication in the Asian corn borer moth, Ostrinia furnacalis. During courtship, the male rubs specialized scales on the wing against those on the thorax to p ...[more]