Mating-induced changes in responses of female Queensland fruit fly to male pheromones and fruit: A mechanism for mating-induced sexual inhibition.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104195
Abstract: In order to reproduce, female tephritid fruit flies need both mates for fertilization and fruit for oviposition. Virgin females are prone to mating and approach males, attracted by their pheromones. Mated females, however, may experience… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; mating induced; virgin females; mating ... See more keywords
Female mating status has been overlooked in mate choice research: a comment on Richardson and Zuk
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac099
Abstract: The study of mate choice and sex roles has come a long way from the assumption that only males are promiscuous and females are coy. However, fragments of this mindset might still influence our research… read more here.
Keywords: virgin females; choice; richardson zuk; mate choice ... See more keywords
The effects of mating on the reproductive fitness of Microplitis rufiventris (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
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DOI: 10.14411/eje.2020.030
Abstract: The synovigenic braconid parasitoid, Microplitis rufiventris Kokujev is a promising wasp for use in augmentative releases against young larvae of some noctuid pests, including Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval), in Egypt. It also has the potential to… read more here.
Keywords: mating schedules; microplitis rufiventris; rufiventris; virgin females ... See more keywords