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Tiny spies: mosquito antennae are sensitive sensors for eavesdropping on frog calls.
Pantoja-Sánchez, Hoover; Leavell, Brian C; Rendon, Bianca; de-Silva, W A Priyanka P; Singh, Richa; Zhou, Jian; Menda, Gil; Hoy, Ronald R; Miles, Ronald N; Sanscrainte, Neil D; Bernal, Ximena E.
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  • Pantoja-Sánchez H; Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
  • Leavell BC; Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
  • Rendon B; Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 41163, USA.
  • de-Silva WAPP; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, 20400 Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Singh R; Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
  • Zhou J; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • Menda G; Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  • Hoy RR; Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  • Miles RN; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
  • Sanscrainte ND; USDA Agricultural Research Service, Centre for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
  • Bernal XE; Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
J Exp Biol ; 226(24)2023 12 15.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37942703
Most mosquito and midge species use hearing during acoustic mating behaviors. For frog-biting species, however, hearing plays an important role beyond mating as females rely on anuran calls to obtain blood meals. Despite the extensive work examining hearing in mosquito species that use sound in mating contexts, our understanding of how mosquitoes hear frog calls is limited. Here, we directly investigated the mechanisms underlying detection of frog calls by a mosquito species specialized on eavesdropping on anuran mating signals: Uranotaenia lowii. Behavioral, biomechanical and neurophysiological analyses revealed that the antenna of this frog-biting species can detect frog calls by relying on neural and mechanical responses comparable to those of non-frog-biting species. Our findings show that in Ur. lowii, contrary to most species, males do not use sound for mating, but females use hearing to locate their anuran host. We also show that the response of the antennae of this frog-biting species resembles that of the antenna of species that use hearing for mating. Finally, we discuss our data considering how mosquitoes may have evolved the ability to tap into the communication system of frogs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Culicidae Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Exp Biol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Culicidae Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: J Exp Biol Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido