Female mating rates and their fitness consequences in the common house spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9678
Abstract: Abstract Mating systems, with varying female mating rates occurring with the same partner (monandry) or with multiple mates (polyandry), can have far reaching consequences for population viability and the rate of gene flow. Here, we… read more here.
Keywords: spider parasteatoda; house spider; mating; female mating ... See more keywords
Ecology of female mating failure/lifelong virginity: a review of causal mechanisms in insects and arachnids
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DOI: 10.1111/eea.12759
Abstract: Sexual reproduction implies binary outcomes of competitive interactions for access to male gametes: lifelong virgin females with null fitness vs. mated females with variable (generally nonzero) fitness. Female mating failure has long remained a dormant… read more here.
Keywords: insects; lifelong virginity; arachnids; female mating ... See more keywords
Is wearing high heels a female mating strategy? Revisiting the original study using qualitative methods
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.938916
Abstract: The 2020 study entitled ‘Wearing high heels as female mating strategy’ by Pavol Prokop and Jana Švancárová claimed that when females imagined an interaction with an attractive male, their preference for high heels steeply increased,… read more here.
Keywords: heels female; original study; wearing high; high heels ... See more keywords