scholarly journals Notes on the mating behavior of Kentropyx altamazonica (Squamata: Teiidae): first evidence of courtship display for the genus

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-196
Author(s):  
Leandro J. C. L. Moraes ◽  
Jessica A. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Courtship Display

scholarly journals Mating behavior of the Persian boxer mantid, Holaptilon brevipugilis (Mantodea: Mantidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmood Kolnegari
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Relative Frequency ◽  
Sexual Cannibalism ◽  
Male Courtship ◽  
Courtship Display ◽  
Hunger Level ◽  
Mating Behaviors ◽  
Courtship Behaviors ◽  
Determining Factor

The Persian boxer mantid, Holaptilon brevipugilis, is the mantid most recently described from Iran. Here, I present some aspects of the courtship display and mating behavior of this species. I conducted 28 mating trials, quantified the relative frequency of all mating behaviors, and estimated the pre-copulation, copulation, and post-copulation periods. I also compared the effects of frontal vs. lateral approaches of the male for mating success, since frontal approach increases the risk that the male will be seen and cannibalized by the female. In 64% of trials, the male approached the female immediately, regardless of whether the female could see him or not. Copulation was successful in 61% of trials. Male courtship consisted of dorsoventral bending of the male’s abdomen and occurred in 10% of all trials, but only when the female was facing the male. In contrast, trembling of the forelimbs was not associated with copulation, occurred in 10% of all trials, and was always followed by the male moving away from the female. I observed one female cannibalizing a male post-copulation. The Persian boxer mantid might be sexually cannibalistic, but confirming this hypothesis would require further studies, including a focus on female hunger level as a determining factor in sexual cannibalism and in male courtship behaviors.

Mating behavior and its morphological correlates in two color morphs of Girardinus metallicus (Pisces: Poeciliidae), a species previously thought not to exhibit courtship display

2014 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 44-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gita R. Kolluru ◽  
Susan M. Bertram ◽  
Eric H. Chin ◽  
Catalina V. Dunmeyer ◽  
Jennifer S. Graves
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Courtship Display ◽  
Color Morphs

scholarly journals Mating behavior and female accompaniment in the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Barros Ribeiro ◽  
Melissa Gogliath ◽  
Raul Fernandes Dantas de Sales ◽  
Eliza Maria Xavier Freire
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Courtship Display ◽  
Copulatory Courtship ◽  
Functional Explanations ◽  
Open Forests ◽  
Stimulation Of

We report here a set of observations on mating behavior and female accompaniment by the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer in an area of Caatinga (xerophilous open forests) in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. We observed a stationary male lizard performing repeated vibratory movements of the pelvis and tail base upon the sandy soil. Since that male was in front of a burrow in which a female of the same species was sheltered, we hypothesize that this behavior may be part of a courtship display. We continued the observation and later, when the female emerged from the burrow, the male climbed on her and the copulation occurred. The incident of accompaniment observed was characterized by one male continuously accompanying a female during foraging. Plausible functional explanations for a male accompany a female include mating guarding, post-copulatory courtship, and sperm loading. By accompanying females, males would be guaranteeing insemination by multiple copulation and stimulation of the female, and protecting their paternity by chasing away other males, diminishing the chances of extra-pair copulations.

Effects of delaying intromissions on the male rat's mating behavior.

1970 ◽  
Vol 70 (3, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 413-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest HaRd ◽  
Knut Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behavior

Sexual Behavior is Enhanced by Regular, Repeated Mating from Young Adulthood to Middle Age in Female Long-Evans Rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Fay A. Guarraci ◽  
Chantal M.F. Gonzalez ◽  
Devon Lucero ◽  
Lourdes K. Davis ◽  
Sarah H. Meerts
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Preference Test ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rat ◽  
Female Rat ◽  
Repeated Mating ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mating Tests

Background: Aging is associated neuroendocrine changes in women. Animals can be used to model these changes, as well as changes in reproductive behavior. Objective: The current study was designed to characterize mating behavior across age and assess the effects of age and sexual history on mating behavior. Methods: Sexual motivation was assessed using the partner-preference test, in which a female rat is given the choice to interact with a same-sex conspecific or a sexually-vigorous male rat, with which she can mate. Results: Across repeated mating tests (2-12 months of age), female rats spent more time with the male, displayed more solicitation behaviors, were less likely to leave the male after mounts, but visited both stimulus animals less frequently. Comparing a separate group of age-matched, hormoneyoked female rats mated for the first time at 12 months of age to female rats mated for the first time at 2 months of age showed that the 12 month rats visited both stimulus animals less, were less likely to leave the male after mounts, took longer to return to the male after mounts, and displayed fewer solicitation behaviors than their younger counterparts. Relative to middle-aged female rats once they were sexually experienced, 12 month naïve rats spent less time with the male, were more likely to leave the male after mounts, and displayed fewer solicitation behaviors. Furthermore, 12 month naïve rats failed to discriminate between the stimulus animals, visiting both stimulus animals at the same rate unlike 2 month naïve or 12 month experienced rats. Conclusion: Taken together, these results suggest that aging affects some measures of sexual behavior, but most effects of age can be mitigated by regular, repeated mating.

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