Sexual selection: When crickets go quiet

Allen J Moore

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.006

Sexual selection: When crickets go quiet

Curr Biol. 2024 Jan 22;34(2):R58-R59. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.006.

Author

Allen J Moore¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. Electronic address: ajmoore@uga.edu.

PMID: 38262359
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.006

Abstract

Mutations that change male cricket song should be at a disadvantage because the song is used by females to choose amongst males. A new study caught evolution in action and showed that females may have flexible preferences, and new songs may even be preferred so that the mutations spread.

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MeSH terms

Female
Gryllidae* / genetics
Gryllidae* / physiology
Male
Mutation
Vocalization, Animal*