The Behavioral Ecology of Insect Vibrational Communication

摘要: Vibrational communication is widespread in insect social and ecological interactions. Of the species that communicate using sound, water surface ripples, or substrate vibrations, we estimate 92% use vibrations alone with other forms of mechanical signaling. signals differ dramatically from airborne sounds, often having low frequencies, pure tones, combinations contrasting acoustic elements. Plants are most widely used for transmitting vibrational signals. Plant can vary their signal transmission properties, thus host plant may influence divergence. occurs a complex environment containing noise wind rain, multiple individuals species, vibration-sensitive predators parasitoids. We anticipate many new examples functions will be discovered, study this modality continue to provide important insights into behavior, ecology, evolution.