Species and sex-specific songs and courtship behaviour in the genus Zaprionus (Diptera-Drosophilidae) |
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Authors: | HC Bennet-Clark Y Leroy L Tsacas |
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Institution: | Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3A;Laboratoire d''Etho-Ecologie des Communications Animales, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris, France;Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Evolutives, C.N.R.S., 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
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Abstract: | Courtship behaviour and songs of six Zaprionus species show differences not only between species but also between sexes. Courtship behaviour differs from that in the related genus Drosophila. In most species, males produce two song types which may alternate or be repeated. Singing occurs during courtship displays, mounting, after copulation and briefly during male-to-male interactions. Females produce a loud whine and body rocking movements in refusal but have a species-specific pulsed song produced during normal courtship which differs from the conspecific male song. One species produces an irregular male song but a regular female song. Sex-specific songs may have selective advantages but pose problems for the sensory template hypothesis. |
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