Titel
Spider mite males undress females to secure the first mating
Autor*in
Abstract
Intense mate competition favors the evolution of extraordinary mating strategies such as the ability of males to identify premature females that are close to becoming mature and associate with them until they are sexually receptive (dubbed precopulatory mate guarding). Owing to possible take-overs by rival males, precopulatory guarding is a high-risk, time- and energy-intensive strategy. Here, we provide experimental evidence that guarding spider mite males undress females by actively removing the exuvia during ecdysis to adult; females undressed by guarding males eclose faster than unguarded females. Such behavior is adaptive because it maximizes the guard's chances of being the first mate.
Stichwort
EntomologyEvolutionary biologyZoology
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2064253
Erschienen in
Titel
iScience
Band
26
Ausgabe
7
ISSN
2589-0042
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Publication
Elsevier BV
Fördergeber
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Zugänglichkeit
Rechte
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