Previous Motor Experience Enhances Courtship Behavior in Male Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus
| Autor: | A. L. Krushinsky, Varvara E. Dyakonova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
animal structures
biology Courtship display Orthoptera Ecology Gryllus bimaculatus Zoology biology.organism_classification Sexual behavior Cricket Animal ecology Insect Science behavior and behavior mechanisms Agonistic behaviour Mating psychological phenomena and processes Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Insect Behavior. 21:172-180 |
| ISSN: | 1572-8889 0892-7553 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10905-008-9117-4 |
| Popis: | In crickets Gryllus bimaculatus, flight has been shown to be able to promote aggressive encounters between males and to suppress escape behavior. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of flight on male behavior in male–female interactions. We found that flown males demonstrate enhanced courtship behavior. The latency of calling song was significantly shorter, while the relative total duration of singing as well as the duration of singing episodes longer in flown males than in the control. Mating rate was also significantly higher in the experimental group containing flown males. The results suggest that, in addition to previously reported effects on aggressiveness and escape, flying has a profound accelerating effect on male courtship behavior. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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