Vibrational noise disrupts Nezara viridula communication, irrespective of spectral overlap
Rok Janža, Nataša Stritih-Peljhan, Aleš Škorjanc, Jernej Polajnar, Meta Virant-Doberlet · 2024
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Description
Rok Janža and co-authors published a research paper in 2024 on how background vibration noise scrambles the courtship signals of a stink bug that talks through plant stems. Sound research links masking to frequency overlap, but vibration sense works differently. The team played noise of varied spectra while males courted and while recording from sensory nerves.
Noise hurt courtship whether or not its frequencies overlapped the signal. Males struggled to recognize and locate the female's call. Overlapping noise dulled the nerves' sensitivity, while all noise warped the signal's timing code, which the legs use to triangulate the source. The authors warn that human-made vibration may trouble insect communication more than expected.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Rok Janža, Nataša Stritih-Peljhan, Aleš Škorjanc, Jernej Polajnar, Meta Virant-Doberlet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |