Speciation: mosquitoes singing in harmony.
Anopheles gambiae, a major vector of malaria, is a complex of cryptic species and subspecies. A new study describes a remarkable behaviour that might contribute to sexual isolation in this species complex: males and females are much more likely to show harmonic convergence of wing beat sounds when courting individuals of the same type.
Ritchie
Michael G
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School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9TH, UK. mgr@st-andrews.ac.uk
Immonen
Elina
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D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal