Speciation, sexual selection, and the macroevolution of cricket mating signals
David A. Gray, David Weissman, Steven R. Dudgeon
This study shows that mating signal traits involved in species recognition diverge rapidly during speciation, while traits involved in sexual selection do not, challenging the idea that sexual selection drives interspecific divergence.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology