THE EVOLUTIONARY CONVERGENCE OF HEARING IN A PARASITOID FLY AND ITS CRICKET HOST
THE EVOLUTIONARY CONVERGENCE OF HEARING IN A PARASITOID FLY AND ITS CRICKET HOST
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1439820
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发表时间：
1992-11-13
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
HOY, RR
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作者：
ROBERT, D;AMOROSO, J;HOY, RR
寄生是一种广泛而多样的生活策略，将整个动物王国的物种联系起来。雌性寄生蝇属Ormia必须找到一个特定的蟋蟀宿主上存款他们的寄生蛆。为了繁殖，雌性果蝇必须完成与雌性蟋蟀相同的任务：找到一只会唱歌的雄性蟋蟀。这些苍蝇已经进化出一种独特的听觉器官，使它们能够检测和定位唱歌的雄性蟋蟀。通过进化趋同，这些苍蝇拥有一个更像蟋蟀耳朵而不是典型苍蝇耳朵的听觉器官，使这些寄生虫能够利用宿主的感官生态位。
Parasitism is a widespread and diverse life strategy that connects species throughout the animal kingdom. Female parasitoid flies of the genus Ormia must find a specific cricket host on which to deposit their parasitic maggots. To reproduce, female flies must perform the same task as female crickets: find a singing male cricket. These flies have evolved a unique hearing organ that allows them to detect and locate singing male crickets. Through evolutionary convergence, these flies possess a hearing organ that much more resembles a cricket's ear than a typical fly's ear, allowing these parasitoids to take advantage of the sensory ecological niche of their host.