Title: | Copulation songs in three siblings of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) |
Author(s): | de Souza NA; Ward RD; Hamilton JG; Kyriacou CP; Peixoto AA; |
Address: | "Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil" |
DOI: | 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90258-0 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0035-9203 (Print) 0035-9203 (Linking) |
Abstract: | We present the results of recording male courtship songs of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. The striking differences in the songs from 3 Brazilian populations of this sandfly with 3 distinct male pheromones support the 3 sibling species previously proposed based on this characteristic |
Keywords: | "Animals Copulation/*physiology Courtship Male Psychodidae/classification/*physiology Species Specificity *Vocalization, Animal;" |
Notes: | "Medlinede Souza, N A Ward, R D Hamilton, J G C Kyriacou, C P Peixoto, A A eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2002/04/03 Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Jan-Feb; 96(1):102-3. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90258-0" |