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Evolutionary divergence in acoustic signals: causes and consequences

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A conceptual framework for testing the relative significance of both adaptive and neutral mechanisms leading to acoustic divergence is summarized, predictions for cases where these processes lead to speciation are predicted, and how their relative importance plays out over evolutionary time are summarized.
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Acoustic signals mediate mate choice, resource defense, and species recognition in a broad range of taxa. It has been proposed, therefore, that divergence in acoustic signals plays a key role in speciation. Nonetheless, the processes driving divergence of acoustic traits and their consequences in terms of speciation are poorly understood. A review of empirical and comparative studies reveals strong support for a role of sexual selection in acoustic divergence, but the possible concomitant influences of ecological context are rarely examined. We summarize a conceptual framework for testing the relative significance of both adaptive and neutral mechanisms leading to acoustic divergence, predictions for cases where these processes lead to speciation, and how their relative importance plays out over evolutionary time.

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Speciation via species interactions: the divergence of mating traits within species.

TL;DR: This work argues that RCD (and hence potentially speciation) among populations can be generated by a variety of fundamental species interactions beyond reinforcement, and unifies these interactions under one process of mating trait divergence and speciation ('RCD speciation').
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Genomic linkage of male song and female acoustic preference QTL underlying a rapid species radiation

TL;DR: The genomic location of quantitative trait loci underlying male song and female acoustic preference variation in the Hawaiian cricket genus Laupala is compared, revealing genetic conditions that would enable functional coordination between song and acoustic preference divergence during speciation.
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Character displacement of song and morphology in African tinkerbirds

TL;DR: Evidence of character displacement in song as well as body size and bill size of 2 related African tinkerbirds are found, suggesting character displacement occurs in phenotypic traits facilitating species recognition, which has important implications for understanding the processes that lead to speciation and diversification.
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The transmission of advertisement calls in Central American frogs

TL;DR: There was no evidence, however, that the calls of these frogs have evolved to maximize habitat-specific transmission.
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Acoustic signals and speciation: the roles of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of cryptic species

TL;DR: The three warblers look so similar superficially, that it was not until 30 years after White’s acute study of their different songs that they were described as different species.
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