Identification of cuticular compounds collected from Callosobruchus rhodesianus (Pic) eliciting heterospecific mating behavior with male Callosobruchus maculatus (F.)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00049-017-0231-7
Abstract: Callosobruchus seed beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae) are pests of stored legumes in tropical and subtropical regions. The cuticular surfaces of female Callosobruchus seed beetles contain a contact sex pheromone, which elicits copulatory behavior in congeneric… read more here.
Keywords: seed; contact sex; maculatus; copulatory behavior ... See more keywords
Novel pre-copulatory behavior in basking sharks observed by drone.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15858
Abstract: Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) seasonally aggregate in coastal surface waters of the North Atlantic, providing opportunities for visual observation. While putative courtship displays have been observed, actual copulation has not been documented. Here we examine… read more here.
Keywords: copulatory behavior; pre copulatory; drone; behavior basking ... See more keywords
Female post-copulatory behavior in a group of olive baboons (Papio anubis) infected by Treponema pallidum
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261894
Abstract: Pathogens exert a profound and pervasive cost on various aspects of primate sociality and reproduction. In olive baboons (Papio anubis) at Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania, genital skin ulcers, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum… read more here.
Keywords: post copulatory; copulatory; female post; copulatory behavior ... See more keywords