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L. Hughes B. Siew-Woon Chang D. Wagner N. E. Pierce 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2000,47(3):119-128
The mating system of the Australian lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, is highly unusual compared to most other Lepidoptera. Characteristics of this system, which has been termed an ’explosive
mating strategy,’ include the formation of an intensely competitive mating aggregation of males, a highly male biased operational
sex ratio, a lack of discrimination and mate choice by both sexes, a high variance in male mating success, and female monogamy.
In this study, we tested the hypothesis that multiple mating by males imposes physiological costs resulting in smaller spermatophores,
and that this results in a fitness cost to females. We found that male J. evagoras transferred only 2.2% of their eclosion weight during their first mating, consistent with the hypothesis that males of monandrous
species produce a relatively small investment. The wet weight of the ejaculate declined by an average of 27% at the second
mating and the dry weight by 29%, and an intermating interval of 5–9 days was needed for the ejaculate to return to the size
at the first mating, regardless of male size or age. Wet ejaculate mass increased proportionally with male size, though dry
mass was proportionally larger in smaller males. Ejaculate mass tended to increase with male age at both first and second
matings. Female characteristics, in general, did not affect ejaculate mass, although the wet weight of the ejaculate was positively
associated with female weight at the second mating. Copulation duration increased from 2.4 h to approximately 3 h at the second
mating, and to over 4 h at the third and fourth matings. Fecundity was positively correlated with female size but not with
mating history, copulation duration, or any other characteristics measured for either males or females. Female longevity declined
significantly as the number of times the male partner had previously mated increased. We conclude that despite the small male
investment in ejaculate, the costs of multiple mating may nonetheless be significant, as indicated by the reduction in ejaculate
mass, an increase in copulation duration, and reduction in female lifespan with increasing mating number.
Received: 22 January 1999 / Received in revised form: 28 July 1999 / Accepted: 18 September 1999 相似文献
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Angelo Canale Salvatore Giacinto Germinara Adriano Carpita Giovanni Benelli Gabriella Bonsignori Cesare Stefanini Alfio Raspi Giuseppe Rotundo 《Chemoecology》2013,23(3):155-164
In the olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, females attract males by producing 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane (olean), the main component of the sex pheromone secreted by rectal glands. It has been recently demonstrated that males are able to produce (Z)-9-tricosene (muscalure) in rectal glands, a compound that selectively attracts females. In this study, a male grooming reaction that may transfer the male-borne compounds from rectal to urotergal glands was observed, suggesting that urotergal glands could be involved in B. oleae sexual communication. GC/MS, EAG, GC/EAD analyses and behavioural assays were carried out to compare the role of male rectal and urotergal glands during courtship. In both male glands, olean and muscalure amounts were age dependent. Extracts of rectal glands contained higher amounts of olean and/or muscalure than urotergal ones. Extracts of rectal and urotergal glands of males and females elicited EAG responses in both sexes. GC/EAD showed that female EAG response to male rectal extracts was mainly due to olean and muscalure. Synthetic compounds evoked EAG dose-dependent responses in both sexes, and the EAG response to muscalure was higher as compared to olean. Rectal and urotergal glands from old males were able to attract females, while urotergal glands from young males attracted only males. Overall, our results add knowledge to the mating system of B. oleae, giving first evidences on the electrophysiological activity of muscalure towards both sexes, as well as on the involvement of male urotergal glands in the chemical sexual communication of this pest. 相似文献
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K. E. Ruckstuhl A. Manica A. D. C. MacColl J. G. Pilkington T. H. Clutton-Brock 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2006,59(5):694-703
We analysed 16 years of census data gathered on the island of Hirta (archipelago of St. Kilda) to investigate the effects
of castration, population density, sex ratio, season and group type on habitat use and social segregation of Soay sheep. From
1978 to 1980, 72 male lambs were castrated. We used this experiment to study how a change in reproductive status could affect
sociality and habitat choice of these males. Males, females and castrates were all segregated outside the rutting season in
autumn. Castrates were the least segregated from females in spring and summer but were most segregated from them during the
pre-rut. The more equal the sex ratios, the higher was the degree of social segregation. The three sex classes used similar
habitat types, namely, Holcus agrostis, Agrostis festuca and Calluna habitats. Holcus agrostis and Agrostis festuca were top- and second-ranked in female and castrate habitat use, while Holcus agrostis and Calluna were the two top habitat types used by rams. It is unclear why males included Calluna heath habitats, but it cannot be excluded that they might have shifted their use depending on forage availability. A lack
in differences in habitat use between castrates and females suggests that body size differences alone cannot be the driving
factor for habitat segregation in male and female Soay sheep and that there are reasons other than body size that could motivate
reproductive males to use additional habitat types, such as Calluna heath. Although habitat use shifted from one habitat type to the next between low- and high-population-density years and
between seasons, there was no clear link between population density and how different groups (male, female or castrate) used
these areas. We discuss effects of reproductive status, population density and sex ratio on social segregation and habitat
use and suggest that these factors need to be taken into account when investigating causes of sexual segregation in ungulates. 相似文献
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The effects of operational sex ratio and food deprivation on copulation duration in the water strider (Gerris remigis Say) 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
S. J. Clark 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1988,23(5):317-322
Summary A North American water strider, Gerris remigis (Hemiptera) copulates for prolonged periods of time, apparently beyond the time necessary for insemination (Rubenstein 1984; Wilcox 1984; Clark 1987), I tested predictions from two different hypotheses of the adaptive significance of this behavior. Manipulations of the operational sex ratio in artificial streams revealed that water striders copulate significantly longer when the sex ratio is male-biased. This result is consistent with the hypothesis that prolonged copulation functions as a type of contact mate guarding, which reduces sperm competition by preventing the female from remating prior to oviposition. The finding is also consistent with the hypothesis that copulation is prolonged to enhance female foraging efficiency. In a second experiment, sex ratio and total population density were held constant, and the period of food deprivation of females was manipulated. Contrary to the predictions of the female foraging hypothesis, starved females did not copulate longer than fed females. Of the two hypotheses considered, only the copulatory guarding hypothesis explains both results. This does not mean, however, that there is no selective benefit from the enhanced foraging efficiency resulting from prolonged copulation. Nor does it exclude the possibility that this benefit has been necessary for the evolution of prolonged copulation in water striders. 相似文献
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Contradictory findings in studies of sex ratio variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
A. J. Mark Hewison Reidar Andersen Jean-Michel Gaillard John D. C. Linnell Daniel Delorme 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1999,45(5):339-348
Patterns of sex ratio variation and maternal investment reported in the literature are often inconsistent. This could be
due to intra- and inter-specific variation in social systems, but may also be a result of the a posteriori nature of much
of this type of analysis or the testing of models which are inappropriate. Two recent papers reported directly opposed results
concerning variation in offspring sex ratios in relation to maternal condition in roe deer, interpreting the results as support
for the Trivers and Willard model and for the local resource competition hypothesis, respectively. In this paper, we present
data on offspring sex ratios and early juvenile body weight from two long-term studies of this species to test predictions
arising from these two models concerning sex biases in litter composition and maternal care. First, we observed no consistent
pattern of sex differences in an index of weaning weight or body weight at 1 month old in either population, indicating a
lack of sex bias in maternal care. However, in one population, higher maternal body weight was associated with higher juvenile
body weight of daughters, but not of sons. Secondly, we found a negative, but not statistically significant, relationship
between maternal body weight and litter sex ratio such that heavier females tended to produce more daughters and lighter females
to produce more sons. These results indicate that roe females which have additional investment potential available do not
invest it in sons, as predicted by the Trivers and Willard model. Our results may provide some support that roe deer are subject
to local resource competition acting at the level of the individual mother; however, the fact that particular trends in sex
ratio data can be explained in functional terms provides no indication that they are actually adaptive.
Received: 9 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 11 November 1998 相似文献
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Manfred Ayasse Wolf Engels Gunter Lübke Timo Taghizadeh Wittko Francke 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1999,45(2):95-106
The present paper reports on behavioral experiments and gas chromatographic analysis of chemical communication in the mating
biology of the primitively eusocial sweat bee Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) malachurum. In a dual-choice experiment, a female made odorless was significantly less attractive than an untreated one. Attraction in
L. (Evylaeus) malachurum is therefore mediated by a female-produced sex pheromone. Further bioassays showed that unmated gynes are more attractive
to males than mated ones. Males are able to differentiate between the two groups of females as little as 3 h after mating.
Biotests with different samples obtained from attractive gynes showed surface extracts to be most attractive. Behavioral tests
with synthetic copies of the compounds identified as cuticular constituents of virgin gynes were highly attractive to males;
the volatile bouquets consisting of n-alkanes, n-alkenes and iso- pentenyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids were the most
attractive samples. Isopentenyl esters of unsaturated fatty acids were the key compounds in inducing male inspections as well
as stimulating pounces and copulatory attempts. Virgin and nesting gynes differed clearly in the relative and absolute amounts
of the volatiles on the cuticle. The total amount of volatiles was significantly higher in virgin gynes and decreased in breeding
queens. Hydrocarbons were the dominant group of compounds in both groups of females. The relative amounts of the wax-type
ester, hexadecyl oleate, iso- pentenyl esters, and a hitherto unidentified steroid were higher in attractive virgin gynes,
while the relative proportions of hydrocarbons and lactones dominated in nesting queens. The site of sex pheromone production
in attractive young L. (Evylaeus) malachurum gynes remains unknown. Head glands or Dufour's gland secretions may be involved. Another possible source of the `active principle'
found among the cuticular lipids could be glandular cells of the epidermis. The significance of modulation of female sex pheromone
composition is discussed in terms of a reduction in mating expenditures.
Received: 30 April 1998 / Accepted after revision: 24 July 1998 相似文献
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The evolution of empty nuptial gifts in a dance fly, Empis snoddyi (Diptera: Empididae): bigger isn't always better 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Jennifer A. Sadowski Allen J. Moore Edmund D. Brodie III 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1999,45(3-4):161-166
Adaptive female choice is thought to have led to the evolution of nutritionally valuable nuptial gifts in many insect species.
However, in several dance fly species, males offer and females accept “empty gifts” with no nutritional value. In the species
studied here, Empis snoddyi Steyskal, males produce empty balloons comprised of hundreds of silk bubbles and form mating swarms that females approach
to investigate males. Males within the swarm engage in agonistic interactions. The empty balloon has been hypothesized to
be an indicator of male condition such that males with larger balloons are predicted to have higher mating success and be
more successful in male-male interactions than males with smaller balloons. We examined the role of male body size and balloon
size in the context of intersexual and intrasexual selection. We found that neither male body size nor balloon size affected
the outcome of pairwise male-male interactions. Using multiple-regression techniques, we found significant linear selection
for increasing male body size and decreasing balloon size associated with mating success, a surprising result given a positive
relationship between male body size and balloon size. A visualization of selection showed the highest peak of male mating
success for larger males with intermediate-size balloons. These results can be explained by a trade-off between long-range
attraction of females using large balloons and close-range attraction of females via improved flying efficiency associated
with smaller balloons. Both male body size and balloon size are important components in determining male mating success; however,
the empty balloon does not appear to play a typical role as a sexually selected ornament.
Received: 29 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 7 October 1998 相似文献
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Verena Dietrich-Bischoff Tim Schmoll Wolfgang Winkel Sven Krackow Thomas Lubjuhn 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2006,60(4):563-571
Females of many socially monogamous bird species commonly engage in extra-pair copulations. Assuming that extra-pair males are more attractive than the females’ social partners and that attractiveness has a heritable component, sex allocation theory predicts facultative overproduction of sons among extra-pair offspring (EPO) as sons benefit more than daughters from inheriting their father’s attractiveness traits. Here, we present a large-scale, three-year study on sex ratio variation in a passerine bird, the coal tit (Parus ater). Molecular sexing in combination with paternity analysis revealed no evidence for a male-bias in EPO sex ratios compared to their within-pair maternal half-siblings. Our main conclusion, therefore, is that facultative sex allocation to EPO is absent in the coal tit, in accordance with findings in several other species. Either there is no net selection for a deviation from random sex ratio variation (e.g. because extra-pair mating may serve goals different from striving for ‘attractiveness genes’) or evolutionary constraints preclude the evolution of precise maternal sex ratio adjustment. It is interesting to note that, however, we found broods without EPO as well as broods without mortality to be relatively female-biased compared to broods with EPO and mortality, respectively. We were unable to identify any environmental or parental variable to co-vary with brood sex ratios. There was no significant repeatability of sex ratios in consecutive broods of individual females that would hint at some idiosyncratic maternal sex ratio adjustment. Further research is needed to resolve the biological significance of the correlation between brood sex ratios and extra-pair paternity and mortality incidence, respectively. 相似文献
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Fisher’s 1930 theory of sex allocation predicts a population-wide 1:1 ratio of parental investment. We tested this prediction in the European beewolf, a sphecid wasp that hunts for honeybees as larval food. Because the method to quantify parental investment is of crucial importance, we compared the suitability of several different investment measures. Female/male cost ratios were determined from a sample and the total investment in sons and daughters was calculated. In addition, the actual number of prey items for sons and daughters was directly determined by excavating nests and counting the cuticle remains of the prey. Though mortality was high (70%), it had only a weak effect on the estimate of the investment ratio. Based on commonly used measures like fresh and dry weight of emerged adults, the investment ratio did not deviate from Fisher’s prediction of equal investment. However, progeny weight considerably underestimates investment in males and investment in large progeny. Measures that reflect the allocation of resources more directly (amount of provisions, brood cell volume) revealed a significant male bias and thus contradicted Fisher’s theory. Three kinds of explanation are discussed. First, non-adaptive explanations are unlikely. Second, from the spectrum of alternative adaptive theories, only models that assume a non-linear relationship between amount of investment and progeny fitness seem to be relevant for the study species. Third, though the number of prey in a brood cell seems to be a rather good measure of parental investment in European beewolves, some problems in measuring parental investment remain. These problems are of broad significance. Received: 17 June 1999 / Received in revised form: 6 July 1999 / Accepted: 11 July 1999 相似文献
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Jason H. Peterson Bernard D. Roitberg J. H. Peterson 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2006,59(5):589-596
Fisher's theoretical prediction of equal investment in each sex for a panmictic population (The genetical theory of natural selection. Clarendon, Oxford, 1930) can be altered by a number of factors. For example, the sex ratio theory predicts variation in
equal investment in each sex when the maternal fitness gains from increased investment differ between sexes. Changing sex
allocation because of changing payoffs may result from different ecological situations, such as foraging conditions. We investigated
the impact of foraging travel cost on relative investment in sons vs daughters. Field studies were carried out with the central-place-foraging
leafcutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius), which has smaller males than females. Therefore, less investment is required to produce a viable son compared
with a daughter. We found that with increased flight distance to resources, females produced a greater proportion of sons.
Females also invested fewer resources in individual sons and daughters and produced fewer offspring with increased flight
distance. 相似文献
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R. G. Nager P. Monaghan D. C. Houston M. Genovart 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2000,48(6):452-457
Empirical evidence is growing that the offspring sex ratio in birds can be biased in relation to the body condition of parents
during breeding. The sex ratio bias may come about because (1) the actual production of the two sexes may be skewed and/or
(2) there may be a sex bias in early nestling mortality contingent on parental condition. By manipulating parental condition
and giving them a control brood to rear, thereby eliminating effects operating via the eggs, we examined the extent to which
parental condition influences the post-hatching survival of male and female lesser black-backed gulls, Larus fuscus. We found that the pre-fledging survival of male chicks was strongly reduced in all-male broods reared by parents in poor
condition. Pre-fledging survival of female chicks was, however, unaffected by parental condition or brood sex composition.
Thus, independently of any production biases, sex differences in nestling mortality alone can bias the offspring sex ratio
at fledging in relation to the prevailing rearing conditions. In other studies on gulls we have, however, also shown that
females in poor condition at laying preferentially produce female eggs. Clearly a bias in fledging sex ratio can occur within
the same species due to a combination of differential production and differential post-laying mortality; the latter can involve
a differential effect of poor egg quality on male and female offspring, differential effects of brood sex composition on their
survival and a difference in the capacity of parents to rear males and females. All of these processes need to be taken into
account in attempting to understand offspring sex ratios.
Received: 15 February 2000 / Revised: 7 August 2000 / Accepted: 26 August 2000 相似文献
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Brood sex ratios, female harem status and resources for nestling provisioning in the great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
H. Westerdahl Staffan Bensch Bengt Hansson Dennis Hasselquist Torbjörn von Schantz 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2000,47(5):312-318
The theory of parental investment and brood sex ratio manipulation predicts that parents should invest in the more costly
sex during conditions when resources are abundant. In the polygynous great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, females of primary harem status have more resources for nestling provisioning than secondary females, because polygynous
males predominantly assist the primary female whereas the secondary female has to feed her young alone. Sons weigh significantly
more than daughters, and are hence likely to be the more costly sex. In the present study, we measured the brood sex ratio
when the chicks were 9 days old, i.e. the fledging sex ratio. As expected from theory, we found that female great reed warblers
of primary status had a higher proportion of sons in their broods than females of lower (secondary) harem status. This pattern
is in accordance with the results from two other species of marsh-nesting polygynous birds, the oriental reed warbler, Acrocephalus orientalis, and the yellow-headed blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. As in the oriental reed warbler, we found that great reed warbler males increased their share of parental care as the proportion
of sons in the brood increased. We did not find any difference in fitness of sons and daughters raised in primary and secondary
nests. The occurrence of adaptive sex ratio manipulations in birds has been questioned, and it is therefore important that
three studies of polygynous bird species, including our own, have demonstrated the same pattern of a male-biased offspring
sex ratio in primary compared with secondary nests.
Received: 1 June 1999 / Received in revised form: 10 January 2000 / Accepted: 12 February 2000 相似文献
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M. J. Freake 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1998,43(4-5):339-344
Sleepy lizards are monogamous skinks which show high pair fidelity. This study reveals inter- and intrasexual differences
in homeward orientation performance in this lizard. Male and female lizards were displaced during three phases of the spring
activity period, the pre-pairing, pairing/mating, and post-pairing periods. All groups (with the exception of post-pairing
males) were significantly oriented homewards, but males were significantly better oriented towards home than females during
the pairing period. Furthermore, males were significantly better homeward oriented during the pre-pairing and pairing periods
than in the post-pairing period. Similar results were observed for rate of movement away from the release site. In sleepy
lizards, sex-based differences in homing behaviour are unlikely to be attributable to differences in the area of familiarity,
or availability of orientation mechanisms. However differences in homing motivation may explain these differences. Males may
miss mating if absent from the home range during the pre-pairing and pairing periods, while females may still be able to obtain
a mating even when absent. Females however may be more motivated than males to return to the familiar home range during the
post-pairing period to ensure efficient feeding during internal embryo development.
Received: 16 February 1998 / Accepted after revision: 28 March 1998 相似文献
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Merja Otronen 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1994,35(1):33-38
Male fertilisation success in relation to male size and the mating situation (ordinary pair formation with a single, nonvirgin female vs. take overs) was examined in the fly Dryomyza anilis. In ordinary matings, large males achieved higher fertilisation success than small ones when they were the second to mate with the female. Take overs differ from ordinary pair formation in that the second male experiences intensified sperm competition. This is because in take overs the female is not able to discharge any of the sperm inseminated by the first male as she usually does before a new mating. Compared with ordinary matings, take overs reduced the fertilisation success of the second male by 8–10%, whereas that of the first male was 7–14% higher in take overs. Even though the intruder was always larger than the paired male his superior fertilisation success did not compensate for the effect of the sperm already present in the female. In D. anilis, males can increase their fertilisation success by tapping the female's external genitalia with their claspers or having several copulation bouts per mating. Thus, in a take over, the intruder could respond to the intensified sperm competition by performing more tapping sequences per copulation bout or more copulation bouts per mating. In matings observed in the wild, males performed more tapping sequences after a take over than after pair formation with a single female, although the difference was not significant. The results show that there are differences in fertilisation success between males of different size. In addition, different mating situations can result in considerable variation in the fertilisation success of an individual male. Higher fertilisation success for the first male after a take over may be significant, in particular, for the reproductive success of small males, which frequently lose their females to large males. 相似文献
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In Lysmata wurdemanni, individuals begin benthic life in a male phase (MP) but later change to a female phase (FP) with female external morphology, but with both male and female reproductive capacity (protandric simultaneous hermaphroditism). Previous studies have demonstrated that the size (timing) of sex change varies considerably in natural populations. We experimentally tested for social mediation of sex change by rearing male-phase individuals (MPs) in both large and small social groups with different sexual and size composition. In the large group experiment, speed of sex change was inversely related to the abundance of female-phase individuals (FPs) in the group (sex-ratio induction). Increased allocation to female function (more rapid change to FP) may occur when male mating opportunities are lower because the simultaneous-hermaphrodite FP can immediately reproduce as a female while maintaining male mating capacity. When FPs are abundant, delayed sex change might be adaptive because the costs of female reproduction are considerable. An MP may gain reproductively by increased growth before changing to FP at a larger size (fewer but much larger broods). Size-ratio induction of sex change by small MPs was suggested but not confirmed. Experimental results from small groups (1–2 individuals) were qualitatively similar but not as conclusive as those from large groups. The number and complexity of social interactions in large groups may be necessary to stimulate labile sex change in this species. In L. wurdemanni, sex change may be influenced not only by abiotic factors related to breeding [Bauer (2002) Biol Bull 203:347–357] but also by social factors in certain demographic situations.Communicated by K. Lindström 相似文献
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Kelly M. Proffitt Robert A. Garrott Jay J. Rotella 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(10):1679-1687
The Trivers–Willard model predicts that in polygynous species, superior-quality females will maximize their fitness by producing
male offspring. Using a sample of 1,780 Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) pups recorded over 31 years, we investigated relationships between offspring sex ratio and maternal age, reproductive experience,
an index of maternal lifetime reproductive output, and annual environmental variations. We found evidence that females with
higher index of lifetime reproductive output were more likely to produce male than female offspring but found only weak evidence
that large-scale environmental variations influenced sex ratios. Our results suggest that mothers manipulate offspring sex
to maximize their own fitness, and inherent maternal quality may influence offspring sex. These findings support the Trivers–Willard
sex-allocation model.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献
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Pierrick Blanchard Nicolas Hanuise Stéphanie Dano Henri Weimerskirch 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2007,61(5):767-773
Sex ratio theory is one of the most controversial topics in evolutionary ecology. Many deviations from an equal production
of males and females are reported in the literature, but few patterns appear to hold across species or populations. There
is clearly a need to identify fitness effects of sex ratio variation. We studied this aspect in a population of a long-lived
seabird, the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), using molecular sex-identification techniques. We report that parental traits affect both (1) fledgling traits in a sex-dependent
way and (2) chick sex: Sons are overproduced when likely to be large at fledging and, to a lesser extent, daughters are overproduced
when likely to be in good body condition at fledging. Because for the same population, a previous study reported that post-fledging
survival was positively affected by size in males and by body condition in females, our results suggest that wandering albatrosses
manipulate offspring sex to increase post-fledging survival. 相似文献
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Florence Censier Christophe Y. Fischer Sandrine Chavalle Stephanie Heuskin Marie-Laure Fauconnier Bernard Bodson Michel De Proft Georges C. Lognay Pascal Laurent 《Chemoecology》2014,24(6):243-251
The saddle gall midge, Haplodiplosis marginata (von Roser) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), has undergone a resurgence recently as a pest of cereals in Belgium and other European countries. An effective monitoring tool of saddle gall midge flights is needed to understand the enigmatic population dynamics of this pest, and to design an integrated management strategy. Therefore, volatile compounds emitted by females (alkan-2-ols and alk-2-yl butanoates) were identified, and the chirality of the emitted esters was determined to be the R absolute configuration. In field-trapping experiments, racemic non-2-yl butanoate attracted substantial numbers of H. marginata males. Thus, this compound will be useful in baited traps for monitoring seasonal flight patterns, and improving integrated management of the saddle gall midge in agricultural systems. 相似文献
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Green lacewings in the carnea group of Chrysoperla engage in species-specific heterosexual duets using low-frequency substrate-borne signals. Within each species, both sexes sing nearly identical songs. Songs are the principal barriers to hybridization between sympatric species in the complex. Here, we investigated the responsiveness of males and females of Chrysoperla plorabunda to synthesized, prerecorded songs that differed from the species mean in the period between repeated volleys of abdominal vibration. We tested 15–16 males and 15–16 females using playbacks of two signals that gradually increased or decreased in volley period, starting at the species mean. We found that (1) duets during courtship are accurate, interactive, and adjustable by each participant; (2) in staged duets, both sexes respond best to song tempos near the mean volley period of their population, but can nonetheless maintain duets with signals of nearly twice, or half, the normal volley period; (3) individuals fine-tune their adjustments to signals of different volley periods by changing their own volley duration and latent period, or less often by inserting extra volleys or skipping every other volley; (4) males are significantly better at matching signals of changing tempo than females; and (5) the range of song responsiveness of C. plorabunda does not overlap the natural range of volley periods found in Chrysoperla adamsi, an acoustically similar sibling species, thus reaffirming strong behavioral isolation. In sum, the precise, almost unbreakable heterosexual duets characteristic of song species of the carnea group result from tight mutual feedback between partners. Effective reproductive isolation between species can be based on song differences alone. 相似文献