Transient sexual mimicry leads to fertilization

Autor:	Roger T. Hanlon, Paul W. Shaw, Jon N. Havenhand, Marie-Jose Naud
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences High rate 0303 health sciences Facultative Sexual mimicry Multidisciplinary Ecology Ecology (disciplines) Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 03 medical and health sciences Human fertilization Mating Sperm competition 030304 developmental biology
Zdroj:	Nature, 433 (7023). p. 212.
ISSN:	1476-4687 0028-0836
DOI:	10.1038/433212a
Popis:	Sexual mimicry among animals is widespread1,2, but does it impart a fertilization advantage in the widely accepted ‘sneak–guard’ model3 of sperm competition? Here we describe field results in which a dramatic facultative switch in sexual phenotype by sneaker-male cuttlefish leads to immediate fertilization success, even in the presence of the consort male. These results are surprising, given the high rate at which females reject copulation attempts by males, the strong mate-guarding behaviour of consort males, and the high level of sperm competition in this complex mating system4,5.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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