Multiple mating and its consequences in males of Callosobmchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
| Autor: | Thomas I. Ofuya |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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biology
media_common.quotation_subject Zoology Fertility Nigerian population Horticulture biology.organism_classification Fecundity Callosobruchus maculatus Adult life Sexual behavior Insect Science Botany behavior and behavior mechanisms PEST analysis Mating Agronomy and Crop Science reproductive and urinary physiology Food Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Stored Products Research. 31:71-75 |
| ISSN: | 0022-474X |
| Popis: | This study investigated male mating behaviour of a Nigerian population of the cowpea seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and its effects on female fecundity and fertility. Each male was capable of mating with 25–73 different females during adult life. The mating ability decreased with age of the males. Duration of mating increased significantly with age of the male. Virgin females mated with the same male laid fewer eggs as from the sixth day following the emergence of the male. Successive roarings carried out by the same male on the same day resulted in a trend towards lower fecundity and fertility in the later mated females. These observations are discussed in relation to previously published reports. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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