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ArticlePeerJ2020

The size of signal detection and emission organs in a synchronous firefly: sexual dimorphism, allometry and assortative mating.

Tania López-Palafox, Rogelio Macías-Ordóñez, Carlos R Cordero

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tania López-PalafoxPosgrado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
Rogelio Macías-OrdóñezInstituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, México.ORCID 0000-0003-1101-6289
Carlos R CorderoDepartamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, México.ORCID 0000-0001-7233-4382
Instituto de Ecología · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The size of the organs responsible for emitting and detecting sexual communication signals is a likely target for selection. Communication via bioluminescent signals in synchronous fireflies is a promising model to test hypotheses regarding differences between males and females in the effect of the size of signal emission and detection organs on fitness components. Synchronous firefly species congregate in large numbers during the mating season, displaying bioluminescent signals aimed at potential mates during relatively short nightly periods. Operational sex ratios are male-biased and, thus, the so-called typical sex roles (indiscriminate males and choosy females) are expected to evolve. We studied the synchronous firefly

Indexed as

Allometric relationshipsBioluminescenceColeopteraLampyridaeMating behaviorPhotinus palaciosiSexual dimorphismSexual selection

Identifiers

PMID33194388
PMCPMC7597648
OpenAlexW3095568846

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