A tangled web: Comparing inter- and intraspecific mating dynamics in Anasa squash bugs.

Autor: Greenway EVG; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Hamel JA; Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, USA., Miller CW; Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of evolutionary biology [J Evol Biol] 2022 Jan; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 91-99. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 17.
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13965
Abstrakt: Reproductive interference, reproductive interactions between heterospecific individuals including mating, is commonly reported across taxa, but its drivers are still unclear. Studying interspecific matings in the context of their conspecific mating system-by relating an individual's conspecific mating behaviour to its heterospecific interactions-offers a powerful approach to address this uncertainty. Here, we compare inter- and intraspecific mating dynamics in the squash bug Anasa tristis and its close relative Anasa andresii under semi-natural conditions. Using replicated enclosures, we surveyed the mating behaviour of individually marked A. tristis and A. andresii (five males and five females of each species per trial) at hourly intervals using a robotic camera system over a 14-day period. We uncovered high levels of reproductive interference (19% of individuals engaged in interspecific matings), but the majority of mating activity took place between conspecifics. A. tristis females which engaged in interspecific matings had comparable hatching success with those which did not. Therefore, in this system, relatively high levels of reproductive interference may emerge under semi-natural conditions as a by-product of limited intraspecific pre-copulatory choice paired with limited fitness penalties for at least one of the species involved.
(© 2021 European Society for Evolutionary Biology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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