Duetting Behaviour in the Leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Groot, Maarten de; Derlink, Maja; Pavlovčič, P.; Prešern, Janez; Čokl, Andrej; Virant-Doberlet, Meta

doi:10.1007/s10905-011-9304-6

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“…We found that substrate‐borne vibrations are essential to ensure mating in this species, because males search for a mating partner only after they have perceived a vibrational female response (FR) to their calls. In general, the reproductive strategy of E. vitis resembles the pattern known for other leafhopper species: males are more active than females, they are the only sex to emit spontaneous calling signals and then to search for the potential partner, which is stationary during pair formation (Saxena & Kumar, ; Claridge, ; Hunt & Nault, ; Cokl & Virant‐Doberlet, ; Mazzoni et al ., ; de Groot et al ., ). On the other hand, we found elements that characterize this species which are not common in other leafhoppers: (1) the use of mainly one type of male calling signal throughout the pair formation process, (2) the increase of the duet rhythm from Location to Courtship, and (3) the constant calling activity during the 24 h.…”

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“…A female vibrational reply before the end of male signal has been observed in few species: in the planthopper Javesella spp. (De Vrijer, ), in the leafhoppers Graminella nigrifrons Forbes (Hunt et al ., ), and Aphrodes makarovi Zachvatkin (de Groot et al ., ), in the treehopper Enchenopa binotata Say (Rodríguez & Cocroft, ), in the psyllids Schedotrioza spp. and Trioza spp.…”

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The reproductive strategy and the vibrational duet of the leafhopper Empoasca vitis

Nieri

Mazzoni

2017

Insect Science

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The recent description of a new vibrational mating disruption method to control the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball opened questions about its possible application to other leafhopper pests. Since the prerequisite for the method's successful application is a deep knowledge of the species mating behavior and the exact role of associated signals, we conducted behavioral assays on the green leafhopper Empoasca vitis Göthe, a pest of grapevine and other crops in Europe and Asia. Laser vibrometer recordings of single and paired individuals (male and female) during a 24-h period enabled us to detect and describe 2 male and 1 female signal. The pair formation starts when the female replies to a male call and a duet is established, then it continues through 2 different behavioral stages: Location and Courtship. The proper courtship begins only when the male locates the female. The latter is characterized by a significant change in temporal parameters that regards both the signals and the duet structure. Although the male calling activity and the female replying rate were the same during the 24 h, a lower number of matings was recorded during the night. We discuss the possible role of vision and of the species ecology as factors of reproductive success and mating strategy. Our conclusion is that the mechanical mating disruption technique seems feasible for future application to this species.

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The reproductive strategy and the vibrational duet of the leafhopper Empoasca vitis

Nieri

Mazzoni

2017

Insect Science

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“…However, even when both sexes participate in an obligatory vibrational or acoustical duet, the exchange is usually asymmetrical – males typically produce longer, more complex, and/or more intense signals than females (e.g. de Groot et al ., 2012; Sandberg & Stewart, ; Forrest, Lajoie & Cusick, ; Kanmiya, ; Percy, Taylor & Kennedy, ; Rodriguez & Cocroft, ; Tishechkin, ; Orci, ; Mazzoni et al ., , ).…”

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Obligatory duetting behaviour in theChrysoperla carnea‐group of cryptic species (Neuroptera:Chrysopidae): its role in shaping evolutionary history

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An unusual system of communication has evolved in green lacewings of the Chrysoperla carnea-group, triggering rapid proliferation of numerous cryptic species across all of the Northern Hemisphere and large portions of Africa. The system is based on sexually monomorphic, substrate-borne vibrational signals, produced by abdominal oscillation. These low-frequency signals are exchanged between courting individuals in a precise duetting format. The song of each of the more than 20 described species exhibits a unique acoustical phenotype that reproductively isolates the taxon from all other species with which it might come into contact. Here, we review what is known about duetting behaviour in the carnea-group, emphasizing the dominant role that duetting has played in the evolution, ecology, and speciation of the complex. Included are descriptions and discussions of song diversity and its impact on reproductive isolation among species, the genetic basis of interspecific song differences, partitioning of acoustic space among sympatric species, parallel song evolution in allopatric species pairs, and modes of speciation within the complex. We also emphasize the importance of correctly identifying by song all species of the carnea-group that are to be used either in experimental studies or programs of biological control, while acknowledging the continuing relevance of morphology to carnea-group systematics.

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“…In this study, we investigated male and female behaviour in live trios (two males and a female), to gain the first insight into potential impacts of male–male competition on male mating success. As in other leafhoppers, mate recognition and location is mediated exclusively via species‐ and sex‐specific vibrational signals (De Groot et al., ). Sexual communication is based on a precisely coordinated species‐specific duet initiated by the male and in which the beginning of a female reply overlaps with the last (Me3) section of the triggering male call (Kuhelj, de Groot, Blejec, et al., ) (Figure ).…”

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Male–male interactions and male mating success in the leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi

Kuhelj

Virant‐Doberlet

2017

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In mating systems based on substrate‐borne vibrations, sexual communication often involves a reciprocal exchange of species‐ and sex‐specific vibrational signals and male is searching for a stationary female. In the leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi, female reply is essential for successful location of the female and its variable duration directly affects male's costs associated with signalling and searching. We studied male and female behaviour in a trio situation (two males and one female), and our results show that male–male competition had important effects on male mating success. Females replied equally to advertisement calls emitted by the winning and losing males and mated with the first male that located them, regardless of his investment in calling effort. Males eavesdropped to male–female duet maintained by the rival, and the winners were better at exploiting female replies to the rival's advertisement calls by silently approaching the female. To interfere with the ongoing male–female duet, males also emitted masking signals overlapping the latter part of the female reply. More overlapped female replies were registered in response to the losers and masking signals most likely delay the rival in reaching the female. Our study shows that a comprehensive understanding of male mating success and female preferences in vibrational duetting systems requires also investigations in more complex settings that more realistically represent the situation in nature.

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Duetting Behaviour in the Leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Cited by 28 publications

References 58 publications

The reproductive strategy and the vibrational duet of the leafhopper Empoasca vitis

The reproductive strategy and the vibrational duet of the leafhopper Empoasca vitis

Obligatory duetting behaviour in theChrysoperla carnea‐group of cryptic species (Neuroptera:Chrysopidae): its role in shaping evolutionary history

Male–male interactions and male mating success in the leafhopper Aphrodes makarovi

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