Hay meadow vibroscape and interactions within insect vibrational community

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Andrej Blejec¹  Behare Rexhepi¹  Jérôme Sueur¹  Rok Šturm²  Juan José López Díez²  Meta Virant-Doberlet²  Jernej Polajnar² 

[1] Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia;Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Večna pot 111, Ljubljana, Slovenia;

关键词: Biological sciences;    Plant biology;    Interaction of plants with organisms;    Plants;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Summary: Our experiences shape our knowledge and understanding of the world around us. The natural vibrational environment (vibroscape) is hidden to human senses but is nevertheless perceived and exploited by the majority of animals. Here, we show that the vibroscape recorded on plants in a temperate hay meadow is a dynamic low-frequency world, rich in species-specific vibrational signals. The overall vibroscape composition changed throughout the season and also depended on the plant species, as well as on the spatial position of individual plants within the meadow. Within the studied community, vibrationally signaling species sharing this communication channel avoided interference primarily by partitioning vibrational space on a fine temporal scale. The vibroscape is a reliable source of information in the environment and expands our understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes.

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