A review of automated bioacoustics and general acoustics classification research

L Mutanu, J Gohil, K Gupta, P Wagio, G Kotonya - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Automated bioacoustics classification has received increasing attention from the research
community in recent years due its cross-disciplinary nature and its diverse application …

Anti-bat ultrasound production in moths is globally and phylogenetically widespread

JR Barber, D Plotkin, JJ Rubin… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Warning signals are well known in the visual system, but rare in other modalities. Some
moths produce ultrasonic sounds to warn bats of noxious taste or to mimic unpalatable …

Predator–prey interactions between gleaning bats and katydids

HM Ter Hofstede, PA Faure - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Bats are voracious predators of insects, and many insects have ears sensitive to the high-
frequency echolocation calls of bats. Eared insects show a variety of defences when they …

Sexual selection does not drive hindwing tail elaboration in a moon moth, Actias luna

JJ Rubin, AY Kawahara - Behavioral Ecology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The most emblematic animal traits are often attributed to sexual selection. While this
pressure is an important force, elaborated traits that have been driven solely by natural …

A chromosome-level genome assembly of the legume pod borer, Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

J Wang, S Liu, X Tang, C Huang, K Wan - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
Maruca vitrata, a significant pest of legumes, impacts food security in Asia and Africa. This
study presents a high-quality genome assembly of M. vitrata, utilizing advanced sequencing …

Tiger beetles produce anti-bat ultrasound and are probable Batesian moth mimics

HM Gough, JJ Rubin, AY Kawahara… - Biology …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Echolocating bats and their eared insect prey are in an acoustic evolutionary war. Moths
produce anti-bat sounds that startle bat predators, signal noxiousness, mimic unpalatable …

Contrasting laboratory and field outcomes of bat–moth interactions

A Lin, J Li, Y Hu, M Zhong, M Yu, N Ma, T Wei… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predator–prey interactions are important but difficult to study in the field. Therefore,
laboratory studies are often used to examine the outcomes of predator–prey interactions …

Weather, ultrasonic, cranial and body traits predict insect diet hardness in a Central Mexican bat community

J Ayala-Berdon, M Martínez Gómez, AR Ponce… - Mammal Research, 2023 - Springer
Insectivorous bats exhibit food preferences for specific attributes in their prey. Hardness has
been defined as an important prey attribute, and in some cases a limiting factor in foraging …

Interaction of sound-audition traits between eared insects and arthropodophagous bats: using a DNA approach to assess diet

CA Segura-Trujillo, LI Iñiguez-Dávalos… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Arthropod–bat interactions are often considered as a base model for studying factors
underlying predator–prey coevolutionary processes. Bats developed ultrasonic echolocation …

How Do Moth Clicks Decrease the Capture Success of Horseshoe Bats?

Y Hu, J Li, M Zhong, A Lin - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Moths are among the most diverse and abundant animals. They have evolved a suite of
acoustic defenses, such as producing ultrasound to guard against predation by low-duty …