Is offspring dispersal related to male mating status? An experiment with the facultatively polygynous spotless starling

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan G. Rubalcaba ◽  
José P. Veiga ◽  
Vicente Polo
Keyword(s):  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Spotless Starling

THE MATING STATUS OF SPRUCE BUDWORM MALES, CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA (CLEM.) (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE), CAUGHT IN PHEROMONE-BAITED TRAPS

1986 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 254-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Chris Bergh ◽  
William D. Seabrook
Keyword(s):  
Choristoneura Fumiferana ◽  
Ejaculatory Duct ◽  
Spruce Budworm ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Mating History ◽  
Baited Traps ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Flight Season

The mating status of recently-mated male spruce budworm moths, Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), caught in traps baited with five different treatments was indexed. During two sampling periods at two test sites both virgin and mated C. fumiferana males were trapped. Significantly more unmated males were captured early in the flight season. There was no significant difference between the proportion of mated and unmated males caught near the end of the flight season. Within sampling periods and sites there were not significant differences among treatments in the proportion of mated males captured nor were these proportions significantly different within sampling periods and between sites. Within sites and between sampling periods the proportion of mated males captured was significantly different, with more mated males being trapped during the later sampling period. The four lepidopteran species for which methodologies have been developed for indexing male mating status are compared with respect to the nature and behaviour of the colored ejaculatory duct fluids that are used as markers of mating history. Current limitations of the method are discussed and possible solutions to these are suggested.

Effects of female body size and age and male mating status on male combat in Anastatus disparis (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 1071-1079
Author(s):  
Peng‐Cheng Liu ◽  
Jian‐Rong Wei ◽  
Xuan Han ◽  
De‐Jun Hao ◽  
Zi‐Yi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Female Body Size

Polygyny and deception in the pied flycatcher: can females determine male mating status?

1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1207-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svein Dale ◽  
Tore Slagsvold
Keyword(s):  
Pied Flycatcher ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Status

Effects of maternal quality and mating status on female reproductive success in the polygynous spotless starling

2002 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Moreno ◽  
José P. Veiga ◽  
Marta Romasanta ◽  
Sara Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Female Reproductive Success ◽  
Spotless Starling ◽  
Maternal Quality

A Technique for Distinguishing Virgin and Mated Males of Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Hu ◽  
D. A. Andow
Keyword(s):  
Error Rate ◽  
Ostrinia Nubilalis ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Mating History ◽  
History Of

Studies on the mating history of male Lepidoptera are generally lacking because of difficulties in determining male mating status. In previous studies, presence/absence of pigmented fluids inside the male primary simplex have been used successfully for determining mating status. However, males of European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), have creamy white fluids in the primary simplex instead of pigmented fluids, so presence/absence of pigmented fluids inside the primary simplex cannot be used to assess mating status in this species. We developed a scoring system for the fluids inside the primary simplex that allowed us to classify O. nubilalis male mating status and the timing of copulation. The scoring system relies on differences in the fluids in the 1st, 2nd and 7th segments of the primary simplex. Males known to be virgins, mated <1d previously and mated >1d previously could be distinguished with a 6.3% error rate. The method was verified on 41 males in a blind study, with 100% accurate classification of the males.

Female Site Fidelity and Polygyny in the Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica Striata)

The Auk ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 782-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonita C. Eliason
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Site Fidelity ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Mating Status ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Site Attachment ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
Dendroica Striata

Abstract From 1980 to 1982, 8-30% of male Blackpoll Warblers (Dendroica striata) studied on Kent Island, New Brunswick, were bigamous each year (x̄ = 16.8%). I tested whether differences in the quality of the breeding situation can give rise to polygynous matings. Five territory parameters and two male parameters were used as measures of quality. Male arrival times were correlated with male mating status and the reproductive success of monogamous females. Territories of bigamous males had more large conifers than did those of monogamous males. Territory parameters did not appear to influence female choices. Strong site attachment by females may lead them to mate bigamously when few males are available early in the season near the females' former nest sites. The reproductive success of secondary females was not different from that of monogamous females. Any costs of mating bigamously may be offset by increased reproductive success associated with early nest initiation and competitive advantages conferred by site dominance. Site attachment and return patterns can account for the incidence of polygyny in this population, but probably could not give rise to high levels of polygyny or large harems. More information is needed to evaluate the influence of site fidelity on mating decisions of females in other polygynous passerine species.

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