Resonant song recognition and the evolution of acoustic communication in crickets DOI Creative Commons

Winston Mann,

Bettina Erregger, R. Matthias Hennig

et al.

iScience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(2), P. 111695 - 111695

Published: Dec. 27, 2024

Cricket song recognition is thought to evolve through modifications of a shared neural network. However, the species Anurogryllus muticus has an unusual pattern that challenges this view: females respond both normal male pulse periods and twice as long. Of three minimal models tested, only single-neuron model with oscillating membrane could explain behavior. A cricket's network reproduced behavior after adding mechanism that, while present in full network, not crucial for other species. This shows how can produce diverse behaviors highlights different computations contribute evolution. Our results also demonstrate nonlinear lead rapid behavioral changes during evolution because small parameters large

Language: Английский

Neural and behavioral evolution in an eavesdropper with a rapidly evolving host DOI Creative Commons
Aaron W. Wikle, E. Dale Broder, James H. Gallagher

et al.

Current Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

The diversification of animal communication systems is driven by the interacting effects signalers, signal receivers, and environment. Yet, critical role unintended like eavesdropping enemies, has been underappreciated. Furthermore, contemporary evolution signals rare, making it difficult to directly observe this process. Ormiine parasitoid flies rely exclusively on acoustic cues locate singing male orthopteran hosts. In Hawaii, selection imposed Ormia ochracea led recent rapid their local host crickets' song. We use complementary lab field experiments understand how receiver psychology (sensory cognitive mechanisms) evolves accommodate a new that host's signal. Receiver our understanding host-parasite coevolution communication, as sensory system establishes limits behavioral responses exert signals. demonstrate neural auditory tuning behavior O. have evolved in these differences likely facilitate detection novel songs. Further, recently songs are highly variable among males, prefer with particular spectral characteristics, enabling us predict eavesdroppers may shape song evolution. To knowledge, first evidence for an eavesdropper. Our work links systems, signals, behavior, heeding call better integration mechanisms receivers into communication.

Language: Английский

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Quiet but not forgotten: Insights into adaptive evolution and behavior from 20 years of (mostly) silent Hawaiian crickets DOI
Nathan W. Bailey, Marlene Zuk, Robin M. Tinghitella

et al.

Advances in the study of behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 51 - 87

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Competing adaptations maintain nonadaptive variation in a wild cricket population DOI Creative Commons
Jack G. Rayner, Franca Eichenberger,

Jessica V. A. Bainbridge

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(32)

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

How emerging adaptive variants interact is an important factor in the evolution of wild populations, but opportunity to empirically study this interaction rare. We recently documented emergence phenotype “curly-wing” Hawaiian populations field crickets ( Teleogryllus oceanicus ). Curly-wing inhibits males’ ability sing, protecting them from eavesdropping parasitoid flies Ormia ochracea Surprisingly, curly-wing co-occurs with similarly protective silent “flatwing” phenotypes multiple which neither has spread fixation. These two are frequently coexpressed, since either sufficiently reduces song amplitude evade fly, their coexpression confers no additional fitness benefit. Numerous “off-target” phenotypic changes known accompany flatwing, and we find that curly-wing, too, negatively impacts male courtship affects mass survival females under lab conditions. show through crosses genomic mRNA sequencing expression associated variation on a single autosome. In parallel analyses our results reinforce previous findings X-linked single-locus inheritance. By combining insights into genetic architecture these alternative simulations observations, co-occurrence adaptations impedes fixing, despite extreme benefits, due epistasis. This similar forms same might be more common than generally considered could force inhibiting sexually reproducing organisms.

Language: Английский

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Varied female and male courtship behavior facilitated the evolution of a novel sexual signal DOI

Sophia L Fitzgerald,

Sophia C. Anner, Robin M. Tinghitella

et al.

Behavioral Ecology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 859 - 867

Published: May 2, 2022

Abstract Sexual selection can contribute to speciation when signals and preferences expressed during mate choice are coupled within groups, but come differ across groups (generating assortative mating). When new sexual evolve, it is important investigate their roles in both location courtship contexts, as signaling functions critical choice. In previous work, researchers identified two male morphs (silent purring) Hawaiian populations of the Pacific field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus. These likely evolved because they protect males from an acoustically orienting parasitoid, yet still obtain some reproductive success. But, remains unknown how purring morph close encounters. We compared relative success very recently that ancestral silent Purring produce a novel song were not successful type, mounted by females often quickly obligately arose spread ~20 years ago. initiate more than other morphs, where common exhibit higher overall mounting rates. Thus, differences behavior may have facilitated origin this signal. found no mating between given own population, so we hypothesize multiple types will be maintained species each achieves fitness different ways.

Language: Английский

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Predation drives complex eco-evolutionary dynamics in sexually selected traits DOI Creative Commons
Brian A. Lerch, Maria R. Servedio

PLoS Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 21(4), P. e3002059 - e3002059

Published: April 3, 2023

Predation plays a role in preventing the evolution of ever more complicated sexual displays, because such displays often increase an individual’s predation risk. Sexual selection theory, however, omits key feature modeling costs to sexually selected traits: is density dependent. As result this dependence, predator–prey dynamics should feed back into which, turn, feeds dynamics. Here, we develop both population and quantitative genetic models that explicitly link with Our primary can drive eco-evolutionary cycles traits. We also show mechanistically cost as leads novel outcomes maintenance polymorphism alters ecological by muting prey cycles. These results suggest potential mechanism maintain variation underscore short-term studies display may not accurately predict long-run Further, they demonstrate common verbal model (that limits displays) widespread empirical support unappreciated, complex due density-dependent nature predation.

Language: Английский

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A novel cricket morph has diverged in song and wing morphology across island populations DOI Open Access
James H. Gallagher, David M. Zonana, E. Dale Broder

et al.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36(11), P. 1609 - 1617

Published: Oct. 27, 2023

Divergence of sexual signals between populations can lead to speciation, yet opportunities study the immediate aftermath novel signal evolution are rare. The recent emergence and spread a new mating song, purring, in Hawaiian Pacific field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus) allows us investigate population divergence soon after origin signal. Male crickets produce songs with specialized wing structures attract mates from afar (calling) entice them mate when found (courtship). However, Hawaii, these also an eavesdropping parasitoid fly (Ormia ochracea) that kills singing males. purring produced heavily modified morphology, attracts female but not fly, acting as solution this conflict natural selection. We've recently observed increasing numbers males across Hawaii. In integrative study, we investigated distribution proportion relative other morphs six on four islands compared suite phenotypic traits (wing calling song courtship song) make up We show is varying proportions five, locally dominant four, populations. songs, morphology differ geographically. Our findings demonstrate rapid pace island provide insights into over time.

Language: Английский

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Resource competition affects the developmental outcome of the acoustic parasitoid flyOrmia ochracea DOI Creative Commons
Jimena A. Dominguez, Brendan Latham,

Laura C. Mongui

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 28, 2024

Abstract Ormia ochracea is an acoustic parasitoid fly where the adults are free-living, but their larval young depend on nutritional resources within host crickets for growth and development. In nature, gravid female flies rely ability to recognize localize cricket calling songs find suitable species parasitize. depth investigations of behavior mechanistic bases auditory perception require a reliable approach propagate stable colonies in laboratory. Previous work has demonstrated that can be propagated using number natural species, as well do not parasitize nature. However, we lack complete understanding developmental outcomes when non-host utilized colonies. this study, document feasibility commercially supplied Acheta domesticus species. We specifically test hypothesis size resource competition affect O. . performed manual parasitizations varied size, was by manipulating larvae used cricket. A series morphometric analyses were conducted crickets, measured terms pupation success eclosion success, pupal width, eclosed adult size. absence competition, found did or success. presence between two developing cricket, successes impacted negatively, pupae more likely smaller. These results confirm among parasitoids negatively outcomes, effectively Highlights The successfully develop house Pupal varies positively with Resource affects resulted smaller less eclose. Graphical

Language: Английский

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Resonant song recognition and the evolution of acoustic communication in crickets DOI Creative Commons

Winston Mann,

Bettina Erregger, R. Matthias Hennig

et al.

iScience, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(2), P. 111695 - 111695

Published: Dec. 27, 2024

Cricket song recognition is thought to evolve through modifications of a shared neural network. However, the species Anurogryllus muticus has an unusual pattern that challenges this view: females respond both normal male pulse periods and twice as long. Of three minimal models tested, only single-neuron model with oscillating membrane could explain behavior. A cricket's network reproduced behavior after adding mechanism that, while present in full network, not crucial for other species. This shows how can produce diverse behaviors highlights different computations contribute evolution. Our results also demonstrate nonlinear lead rapid behavioral changes during evolution because small parameters large

Language: Английский

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