
Hitting the right note at the right time: Circadian control of audibility inAnophelesmosquito mating swarms is mediated by flight tones
Author(s) -
Jason Somers,
Marcos Georgiades,
Matthew P. Su,
Judit Bagi,
Marta Andrés,
Alexandros Alampounti,
Gordon Mills,
Watson Ntabaliba,
Sarah Moore,
Roberta Spaccapelo,
Joerg T. Albert
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.abl4844
Subject(s) - biology , mating , swarm behaviour , tone (literature) , audiology , zoology , ecology , medicine , art , literature
By beating their wings faster around sunset, maleAnopheles mosquitoes sensitize their auditory system to female flight tones.