20.500.12556/DiRROS-20006 The process of pair formation mediated by substrate-borne vibrationsin a small insect The ability to identify and locate conspecifics depends on reliable transfer of information between emitter and receiver. For a majority of plant-dwelling insects communicating with substrate-borne vibrations, localization of a potential partner may be a difficult task due to their small body size and complex transmission properties of plants. In the present study, we used the leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus as a model to investigate duetting and mate searching associated with pair formation. Studying these insects on a natural substrate, we showed that the spatio-temporal structure of a vibrational duet and the perceived intensity of partner's signals influence the mating behaviour. Identification, localization and courtship stages were each characterized by a specific duet structure. In particular, the duet structure differed in synchronization between male and female pulses, which enables identification of the partner, while the switch between behavioural stages was associated with the male-perceived intensity of vibrational signals. This suggests that males obtain the information about their distance from the female and optimize their strategy accordingly. More broadly, our results show that even in insects smaller than 1 cm, vibrational signals provide reliable information needed to find a mating partner. mating behaviour identification localization courtship vibrational communication Scaphoideus titanus true false true Angleški jezik Latinski jezik Neznano 2024-08-02 08:18:01 2024-08-02 08:18:01 2024-08-03 03:45:57 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2014 0 0 str. 68-78 Vol. 107 2014 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2014-09-01 595.7 0376-6357 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.07.013 3184463 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2014.07.013 1 36f845a0-5086-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27819 RAZ_Polajnar_Jernej_2014.pdf RAZ_Polajnar_Jernej_2014.pdf 1 8E00601260FFB61ADF1B8DC58B212079 8bd7c6920b7d2b18620cec71275b3c8c4486ee9a200e72ce914d2e519a9f3af6 850d8d25-5086-11ef-b487-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=27820 Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo 0 0 0