Female Mating Behaviour and Multiple Matings in the Fly, Dryomyza Anilis

Behaviour ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 77-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merja Otronen
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Female Mating ◽  
Multiple Matings ◽  
Dryomyza Anilis

Diet affects female mating behaviour in a seed-feeding beetle

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHARLES W. FOX ◽  
JORDI MOYA-LARAÑO
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Female Mating

Multiple sire mating in swine; evidence of natural selection for mating efficiency

1961 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavon J. Sumption
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Animal Breeding ◽  
Evolutionary Significance ◽  
Mating Frequency ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Mating ◽  
Mating Efficiency ◽  
Selection For

Evidence of natural selection for certain aspects of mating efficiency in swine are advanced based on preliminary studies with thirty-one sires, fiftyeight dams and their progeny. Selective fertilization was conclusively demonstrated. Variations in male and female mating behaviour were sufficiently large to indicate considerable non-randomness of mating frequency under the conditions of multiple sire mating (i.e. group exposure of dams to selected sires). The combined effects of the separate phenomena of selective fertilization and mating behaviour are discussed in relation to their evolutionary significance in animal breeding.

scholarly journals Microsatellite analysis of female mating behaviour in lek-breeding sage grouse

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2043-2048 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Semple ◽  
R. K. Wayne ◽  
R. M. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Microsatellite Analysis ◽  
Sage Grouse ◽  
Female Mating

scholarly journals A polymorphism in the oestrogen receptor gene explains covariance between digit ratio and mating behaviour

2010 ◽  
Vol 277 (1698) ◽  
pp. 3353-3361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Forstmeier ◽  
Jakob C. Mueller ◽  
Bart Kempenaers
Keyword(s):  
Oestrogen Receptor ◽  
Hormone Receptors ◽  
Hox Genes ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Receptor Gene ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
Sex Hormone ◽  
Digit Ratio ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Mating

In vertebrates, including humans, the relative length of the second to the fourth digit correlates with sex hormone-dependent behavioural, psychological and physiological traits. However, despite a decade of research, the underlying mechanism linking digit ratio to these sex hormone-dependent traits remains unclear. Previous work suggests that during embryo development, circulating levels of plasma androgens or oestrogens may act through their receptors to affect transcription levels of posterior HOX genes in the developing digits, thereby possibly influencing their relative length. The correlation between digit ratio and sex hormone-dependent traits might thus stem from variation in expression or sensitivity of the sex hormone receptors, or from variation in sex hormone levels in the embryo. Here, we show that in a population of 1156 zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata , a polymorphism in the oestrogen receptor α gene (ESR1) explains 11.3 per cent of the variation in digit ratio, and is also associated with male and female-mating behaviour. By contrast, we found no associations between digit ratio or mating behaviours and polymorphisms in the androgen receptor gene. Thus, our results (i) provide an explanation for the observed significant genetic covariance between digit ratio and male and female mating behaviour and (ii) strongly confirm the indicator function of digit ratio through the oestrogen pathway. Finally, we note that the commonly invoked effect of foetal testosterone on human digit ratio seems to be substantially weaker than the effect described here.

Review Lecture: Mammalian mating systems

1989 ◽  
Vol 236 (1285) ◽  
pp. 339-372 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mating Systems ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Mate Guarding ◽  
Species Variation ◽  
Male Mating ◽  
Serial Monogamy ◽  
Female Mating ◽  
Ranging Behaviour ◽  
Mating Territories

Male mammals show a diverse array of mating bonds, including obligate monogamy, unimale and group polygyny and promiscuity. These are associated with a wide variety of different forms of mate guarding, including the defence of feeding and mating territories, the defence of female groups and the defence of individual receptive females. Female mating bonds include long-term monogamy, serial monogamy, polyandry and promiscuity. Both male and female mating behaviour varies widely within species. Variation in male mating behaviour is related to the effect of male assistance in rearing young and to the defensibility of females by males. The latter is, in turn, related to female ranging behaviour and to the size and stability of female groups. Much of the variation in mammalian mating bonds and systems of mate guarding can be attributed to differences in these three variables.

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