01983nas a2200229   4500008004100000020003300041245005800074210005700132260003500189300001200224520128000236653002401516653002501540653002101565653003101586653001501617100001701632700002001649700001801669700001501687856005101702       2022                        eng d  a9789086863808, 978908686932900aChapter 26: The role of hearing in mosquito behaviour0 aChapter 26 The role of hearing in mosquito behaviour  bWageningen Academic Publishers  a683-7083 a<p>Mosquitoes generate sounds by flapping their wings in flight, which are thought to have a role in acoustic communication. Furthermore, the auditory organs of mosquitoes are the most sensitive among all arthropods reported so far. However, the function of hearing in mosquitoes is still unclear, and various debates have been raised in the scientific community. This book chapter reviews current knowledge about mosquito hearing, and is directed to the mosquito ecology community. First, we review acoustical aspects of hearing which need to be taken into account to understand the capabilities of insect sensory systems across a range of distances (near-field/far-field, active/reactive field and air particle velocity/pressure). Second, the basic mechanism of antennal hearing is explained in terms of sound-level and frequency sensitivities, interactions with the Johnston&rsquo;s organ and spatial hearing. Third, we review a range of theories behind the role of the acoustic interactions between male and female mosquitoes (harmonic convergence, rapid frequency modulation and species-specificity), and discuss some of the main interpretations of these behaviours. Finally, we discuss the hearing range of mosquitoes in relation to communication and sound traps.</p>
10adistortion products10aharmonic convergence10amating behaviour10arapid frequency modulation10asound trap1 aFeugère, L.1 aSimões, P.M.V.1 aRussell, I.J.1 aGibson, G.  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-932-9_26