title: Animal communication: flies' ears are tuned in.
abstract: Male fruit flies sing to females with quiet, close-range wing vibrations. A new study has found that the flies' antennal ears show active tuning to the species-specific frequencies of songs.
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland KY16 9TH, UK.
authors.forename: Elina
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Immonen
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ritchie
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D057506:Arthropod Antennae / Q000502:physiology; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D001307:Auditory Perception; D003380:Courtship; D004330:Drosophila / Q000502:physiology*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal