The impact of different forms of noise on female mate choice in the Australian black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus)

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. A326-A326
Author(s):  
Jessica Briggs ◽  
Daniel Howard
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Field Cricket ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Teleogryllus Commodus ◽  
Black Field ◽  
The Impact

Female mice mate preferentially with non-parasitized males

Parasitology ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 461-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. D. EHMAN ◽  
M. E. SCOTT
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Hormonal Changes ◽  
Heligmosomoides Polygyrus ◽  
Female Mice ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Intestinal Nematode ◽  
The Impact

If parasitic infection is a driving force in female mate choice, then females should preferentially select parasite-free males. The role of infection on female mate choice in mammals was assessed using a 3-chambered apparatus. A female CD-1 mouse was allowed to choose between 2 tethered male mice, 1 uninfected and 1 infected with 200 larvae (L3) of the intestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus. Both uninfected and infected males were equally receptive to the oestrous females, and females did not differ in the number of visits and time spent exploring the 2 males. Female time preference was not a useful predictor of ultimate mate choice, whereas first mount preference of the female was a reliable indicator. Results indicate that female mice preferentially mated with uninfected males as evidenced by first ejaculation choice, but that male infection status did not significantly affect female reproductive success. Interestingly, litters sired by infected males contained a significantly higher percentage of females suggesting that parasite-induced hormonal changes may alter the sex ratio of the offspring. This study provides the first direct evidence of the impact of parasitic infection on mammalian mate choice.

scholarly journals Courtship song's role during female mate choice in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1307-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darren Rebar ◽  
Nathan W. Bailey ◽  
Marlene Zuk
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Field Cricket ◽  
Teleogryllus Oceanicus ◽  
Female Mate

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF BLACK BEETLE AND BLACK FIELD CRICKET ON NORTHLAND PASTURES

1986 ◽  
pp. 263-266
Author(s):  
R.H. Blank
Keyword(s):  
Damage Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Field Cricket ◽  
Pasture Production ◽  
Teleogryllus Commodus ◽  
Black Field ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Production

Black beetle (Heteronychus arator) and black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus) may attack pastures in Northland, particularly in dry years. No appreciable pasture production responses to controlling black beetle with insecticides have been measured. In contrast, significant production increases have been obtained from controlling crickets. Crickets can be readily assessed using a simple flushing technique. Effective and economx control can be achieved using maldison grain baits. Drought or black beetle have been wrongly blamed for cricket damage. It is therefore important to correctly identify pest problems so that control measures can be successfully carried out. Keywords: black beetle, black field cricket, damage, control.

Female Choice in Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella Ochotensis)

The Auk ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 694-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisashi Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Female Choice ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Food Abundance ◽  
Territory Size ◽  
Territory Quality ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Nest Sites ◽  
Grasshopper Warbler

Abstract Morphological and territorial factors that influence female mate choice were examined in the monogamous Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella ochotensis) on an islet near Fukuoka, Japan. I assumed that pairing date corresponded with female mate choice. Pairing date was correlated with both territory size and food abundance but was not correlated with selected morphological characteristics of males. Territorial quality was assumed to be correlated with territory size because preferable food resources and nest sites were distributed randomly. I conclude that female mate choice was influenced by territory quality rather than by the morphological characteristics of males.

scholarly journals The fruitless gene affects female receptivity and species isolation

2020 ◽  
Vol 287 (1923) ◽  
pp. 20192765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabashir Chowdhury ◽  
Ryan M. Calhoun ◽  
Katrina Bruch ◽  
Amanda J. Moehring
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Sensory Modality ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Female Receptivity ◽  
Female Mate ◽  
Multiple Transcripts ◽  
Female Behaviour ◽  
Substrate Vibrations

Female mate rejection acts as a major selective force within species, and can serve as a reproductive barrier between species. In spite of its critical role in fitness and reproduction, surprisingly little is known about the genetic or neural basis of variation in female mate choice. Here, we identify fruitless as a gene affecting female receptivity within Drosophila melanogaster , as well as female Drosophila simulans rejection of male D. melanogaster . Of the multiple transcripts this gene produces, by far the most widely studied is the sex-specifically spliced transcript involved in the sex determination pathway. However, we find that female rejection behaviour is affected by a non-sex-specifically spliced fruitless transcript. This is the first implication of fruitless in female behaviour, and the first behavioural role identified for a fruitless non-sex-specifically spliced transcript. We found that this locus does not influence preferences via a single sensory modality, examining courtship song, antennal pheromone perception, or perception of substrate vibrations, and we conclude that fruitless influences mate choice via the integration of multiple signals or through another sensory modality.

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