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Evolution of communication signals and information during species radiation

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Communicating species identity is a key component of many animal signals. However, whether selection for species recognition systematically increases signal diversity during clade radiation remains debated. Here we show that in woodpecker drumming, a rhythmic signal used during mating and territorial defense, the amount of species identity information encoded remained stable during woodpeckers' radiation. Acoustic analyses and evolutionary reconstructions show interchange among six main drumming types despite strong phylogenetic contingencies, suggesting evolutionary tinkering of drumming structure within a constrained acoustic space. Playback experiments and quantification of species discriminability demonstrate sufficient signal differentiation to support species recognition in local communities. Finally, we only find character displacement in the rare cases where sympatric species are also closely related. Overall, our results illustrate how historical contingencies and ecological interactions can promote conservatism in signals during a clade radiation without impairing the effectiveness of information transfer relevant to inter-specific discrimination.
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hal-02961294 , version 1 (29-11-2021)

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Maxime Garcia, Frédéric Theunissen, Frédéric Sèbe, Julien Clavel, Andrea Ravignani, et al.. Evolution of communication signals and information during species radiation. Nature Communications, 2020, 11 (1), pp.4970. ⟨10.1038/s41467-020-18772-3⟩. ⟨hal-02961294⟩
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