Charismatic minifauna

Singing insects in the order Orthoptera such as crickets, katydids and grasshoppers are prominent research models for studying acoustic communication, sexual selection and speciation. Cricket song is associated with some of the fastest rates of evolution and diversification ever documented, and neurophysiological work has greatly informed how signaller and receiver physiology influence the evolution of mate recognition.

Chirpbase is a community resource designed to build on these research traditions, enabling large-scale functional and comparative genomics projects in this fascinating group of organisms.

Please enjoy exploring the website, and stay tuned for further developments!