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Bretta Speck, Sara Seidita, Samuel Belo

The American Naturalist

|September 24, 2020

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Insects, Enchenopa treehoppers, demonstrate basic combinatorial processing in their vibrational communication. Females preferred natural signal combinations, indicating order matters in insect communication signals.

Keywords:

communication mate choice phonology signal processing syntax vibrational signaling

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Area of Science:

Animal Behavior
Bioacoustics
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Human language exhibits combinatorial properties, with elements ordered hierarchically.
Combinatorial processing capacity is observed in various animal groups, including mammals and birds.
The evolutionary origins and presence of basic combinatorial processing in invertebrates remain underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate basic combinatorial processing in vibrational communication of Enchenopa treehoppers.
To test the combinatorial rule hypothesis against competing beginning rule and no ordering rule hypotheses.
To determine if signal element order influences signal acceptability in insects.

Main Methods:

Playback experiments using synthesized vibrational signals mimicking Enchenopa communication.
Stimuli varied in signal element combinations, including natural order, reversed order, and individual elements.
Female Enchenopa responses were monitored using laser vibrometry to assess signal preference.

Main Results:

Enchenopa females showed a preference for naturally ordered signal combinations.
Females discriminated against signals with reversed element order and against individual signal elements.
Preference for natural combinations was observed irrespective of the initial signal element.

Conclusions:

The findings provide strong support for combinatorial processing in Enchenopa treehoppers.
This suggests that basic combinatorial processing may be a widespread evolutionary solution for complex communication systems.
The study highlights the significance of signal element order in insect vibrational communication.