Male mating speed as a component of fitness inDrosophila

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Speed

Male mating speed inDrosophila melanogaster: Differences in genetic architecture and in relative performance according to female genotype

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelayo Casares ◽  
Maria C. Carracedo ◽  
Eduardo San Miguel ◽  
Rafael Pi�eiro ◽  
Lucia Garcia-Florez
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Architecture ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Speed ◽  
Female Genotype

Male mating speed promote hybridization in the Rana lessonae–Rana esculenta waterfrog system

2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lengagne ◽  
O. Grolet ◽  
P. Joly
Keyword(s):  
Rana Esculenta ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Speed ◽  
Rana Lessonae

The Effects of the sphragis on male and female genitalia in Acraea (Nymphalidae) butterflies

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon L Summers ◽  
Akito Y Kawahara ◽  
Ana P. S. Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Interspecific Variation ◽  
Sperm Storage ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Storage Organ ◽  
Mating Plug ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Comparison And Analysis ◽  
Imagej Software ◽  
Sexually Antagonistic Coevolution

Male mating plugs have been used in many species to prevent female re-mating and sperm competition. One of the most extreme examples of a mating plug is the sphragis, which is a large, complex and externalized plug found only in butterflies. This structure is found in many species in the genus Acraea (Nymphalidae) and provides an opportunity for investigation of the effects of the sphragis on the morphology of the genitalia, which is poorly understood. This study aims to understand morphological interspecific variation in the genitalia of Acraea butterflies. Using specimens from museum collections, abdomen dissections were conducted on 19 species of Acraea: 9 sphragis bearing and 10 non-sphragis bearing species. Genitalia imaging was performed for easier comparison and analysis and measurements of genitalia structures was done using ImageJ software. Some distinguishing morphological features in the females were found. The most obvious difference is the larger and more externalized copulatory opening in sphragis bearing species, with varying degrees of external projections. Females of the sphragis bearing species also tend to have a shorter ductus (the structure that connects the copulatory opening with the sperm storage organ) than those without the sphragis. These differences may be due to a sexually antagonistic coevolution between the males and females, where the females evolve larger and more difficult to plug copulatory openings and the males attempt to prevent re-mating with the sphragis.

RELATIVE ABUNDANCE AND THE SPECIES-SPECIFIC REINFORCEMENT OF MALE MATING PREFERENCE IN THE CHRYSOCHUS (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) HYBRID ZONE

Evolution ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (12) ◽  
pp. 2639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merrill A. Peterson ◽  
Barbara M. Honchak ◽  
Stefanie E. Locke ◽  
Timothy E. Beeman ◽  
Jessica Mendoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Hybrid Zone ◽  
Mating Preference ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Species Specific

Longevity and Male Mating Success in Drosophila pseudoobscura

1981 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1035-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Taylor ◽  
Cindra Condra ◽  
Michael Conconi ◽  
Mary Prout
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Drosophila Pseudoobscura ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Male Mating Success

scholarly journals Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Higham ◽  
Michael Heistermann ◽  
Muhammad Agil ◽  
Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah ◽  
Anja Widdig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Living ◽  
Reproductive Skew ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Marked Variation ◽  
Phase Synchrony ◽  
Fertile Phase ◽  
Macaca Nigra ◽  
Primary Determinant ◽  
High Social Status

AbstractHigh social status is the primary determinant of reproductive success among group-living male mammals. Primates living in multimale–multifemale groups show the greatest variation in the strength of this link, with marked variation in reproductive skew by male dominance among species, dependent on the degree of female fertile phase synchrony, and the number of competing males. Here, we present data on two groups of wild crested macaques (Macaca nigra), living in the Tangkoko Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia. We investigated male monopolization of fertile females in 31 cycles of 19 females, and genetic paternity of 14 offspring conceived during the study period. We show that female fertile phase synchrony was low, that females had few mating partners in their fertile phase, and that dominant males monopolized a high proportion of consortships and matings, resulting in marked and steep mating and reproductive skew. We conclude that female cycle asynchrony provides the opportunity for strong direct male–male competition in crested macaques, resulting in monopolization of females by dominant males, consistent with their marked sexual dimorphism. Our study provides a test of the underlying factors that determine the relative occurrence and strength of different mechanisms of sexual selection, and the phenotypes that evolve as a result.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MATING SPEED AND FERTILITY IN DROSOPHILA ROBUSTA

Genetics ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-663
Author(s):  
Satya Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Mating Speed ◽  
Drosophila Robusta

scholarly journals Improving Contagion and Horizontal Transmission of Entomopathogenic Fungi by the White-Spotted Longicorn Beetle, Anoplophora malasiaca, with Help of Contact Sex Pheromone

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 383
Author(s):  
Nao Fujiwara-Tsujii ◽  
Hiroe Yasui
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Entomopathogenic Fungi ◽  
Horizontal Transmission ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Contact Sex Pheromone ◽  
Beauveria Brongniartii ◽  
Contact Pheromone ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Longicorn Beetle

The white-spotted longicorn beetle, Anoplophora malasiaca, is one of the most destructive pests of horticultural crops and street trees. Effective controls are needed because the effect of marketed insecticides is limited. Entomopathogenic fungi offer a solution, and improving the rate of infection would be a breakthrough in this beetle’s control. The combination of pathogenic fungi and the beetle’s contact sex pheromone was suggested. The surface of the female body is covered with contact sex pheromone, which elicit male mating behavior. To develop a method for the practical control of this beetle, we evaluated the arrestant activity of female extract containing contact pheromone coated on a black glass model. Males presented with a coated model held on for 5 h (mean) during an 8-h experiment. In contrast, males presented with a control model held on for <0.3 h. Males that held onto coated models attached to fabric impregnated with conidia of the fungus Beauveria brongniartii picked up much conidia, which they then passed on to females during mating.

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