01499nas a2200181   4500008004100000245014100041210006900182300001000251490000700261520078400268653001801052653002701070653001601097653001801113653002401131100002401155856013801179       2001                        eng d00aStridulation in Aphodius dung beetles: behavioral context and intraspecific variability of song patterns in Aphodius ater (Scarabaeidae)0 aStridulation in Aphodius dung beetles behavioral context and int  a69-880 v143 aAphodius dung beetles produce substrate vibrations by means of an abdomino- alary stridulatory organ. Applying a method that allows the recording of Aphodius vibrations under natural conditions in a small amount of dung, the stridulatory behavior of Aphodius ater was investigated. Male A. ater are acoustically active, while females rarely stridulate. Males have a complex song, which consists of a series of different patterns that are displayed in a specific order over a considerable time when a female is encountered in the dung. Different populations show the same stridulatory patterns but individ- ual variability is high and males display songs with differing complexity. It is hypothesized that females use the information within the song in the context of mate choice.10acommunication10ageographic variability10amate choice10amating system10asubstrate vibration1 aHirschberger, Petra  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/stridulation-aphodius-dung-beetles-behavioral-context-and-intraspecific-variability-song-patterns-ap