Recording and Analysis of Mosquito Acoustic-Related Mating Behavior
- 1Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica, SISTEMIC, PECET, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050010
- 2Programa de Estudio y Control de Enfermedades Tropicales, PECET, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050010
- 3Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
- 4Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical, Universidad CES, Sabaneta, Antioquia, Colombia, 055413
- 5Max Planck Tandem Group in Mosquito Reproductive Biology, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, 050010
- ↵6Correspondence: catalfonso{at}gmail.com
Abstract
In mosquitoes, courtship and mating sounds are produced by the movement of the wings during flight. These sounds, usually referred to as flight tones, have been studied using tethered and free-flying individuals. Here, we describe a general approach for recording and analyzing mosquito acoustic-related mating behaviors that can be broadly adapted to a variety of experimental designs.
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From the Mosquitoes collection, edited by Laura B. Duvall and Benjamin J. Matthews.
