Courtship role reversal and deceptive signals in the long-tailed dance fly, Rhamphomyia longicauda
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The secondary sexual characters in the role-reversed, lekking behavior of female long-tailed dance flies, Thamphomyia longicauda Loew were examined to test the hypothesis that the rate of abdominal distention is a signal about he state of egg development. It is concluded that the females deceive mat-seeking males with the aim of obtaining a protein meal in exchange for copulation.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Sexual selection and the evolution of exclusive paternal care in arthropods
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An investigation is conducted into the sexual selection of arthropods and the development of paternal care by reducing paternity assurance and increasing promiscuity of males. The results support the theory that in arthropods, certain male behaviours are traits on which sexual selection has acted.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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The repeatability of a sexual conflict over mating
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Research is presented concerning the mating behavior of the seaweed fly Coelopa frigida. The male and female mating conflicts which occur during mating and the variation in the outcomes of conflicts are discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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