Differential male mating frequency depending on male number in the migratory locust

• Authors: A. J. Castro , M. C. Pardo , M. D. Lopez-Leon , J. Cabrero , J. P. Camacho
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Experimental crosses with and without risk of sperm competition were performed in the locust Locusta migratoria, an orthopteran species with a certain degree of first male sperm precedence. The results showed that first mating males perform a significantly higher number of matings than non-first ones, which is paralleled to a shorter remating period. Possible explanations of this differential male mating frequency are discussed in the light of current hypotheses on sexual selection theory.

Keywords

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LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; MATING; SEXUAL SELECTION

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Folia Biologica
• Year: 1998
• Volume: 46
• Pages: 119-122

Contributors

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A. J. Castro

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M. C. Pardo

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M. D. Lopez-Leon

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J. Cabrero

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J. P. Camacho

• Publication order reference: A. J. Castro, Departamento de Genitica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain. E-mail: [e-mail]