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LACK OF CALLING SONG DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN TWO CLOSELY RELATED GROUND CRICKETS
Joseph A Veech1, James H Benedix2, Daniel J Howard1
1Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003.
Abstract:
Thorough examinations of purported cases of reproductive character displacement are critical for reaching an understanding of the role of reinforcement in the evolution of reproductive barriers between closely related species. In this paper, we report the results of an extensive investigation of male calling song variation in the ground crickets, Allonemobius fasciatus and A. socius. Contrary to the results of an earlier study, we uncovered little evidence of displacement of songs in areas of overlap. We discuss explanations for the lack of displacement as well as for the discrepancies between the results of the current study and those of the earlier study.
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