2016
DOI: 10.1038/srep38567
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Experimental evidence for chemical mate guarding in a moth

Abstract: In polyandrous species, males seek to maximize their reproductive output by monopolizing their mate. Often the male transfers substances to the female that suppress her sexual receptivity or antagonize the behavior of competing males; both are usually transferred in seminal fluids and represent forms of chemical mate guarding. In moths, more long-range female sex pheromones have been identified than in any other animal group, and males often display with close-range sex pheromones, yet odor-based post-copulato… Show more

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“…Field-caught females have been found to contain 7 spermatophores [39] and females mate up to 12 times under laboratory conditions [42]. Both males and females can mate only once a night [39,43], as each mating lasts on average 3 hours [43] and adults are sexually active only for 3-5 h during the night [44,45]. However, both sexes mate multiple nights [37][38][39][40][41]; this study.…”
Section: ] Combinedmentioning
confidence: 82%
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“…Field-caught females have been found to contain 7 spermatophores [39] and females mate up to 12 times under laboratory conditions [42]. Both males and females can mate only once a night [39,43], as each mating lasts on average 3 hours [43] and adults are sexually active only for 3-5 h during the night [44,45]. However, both sexes mate multiple nights [37][38][39][40][41]; this study.…”
Section: ] Combinedmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…Mate choice experiments indicate that females do not discriminate between virgin or mated males [43].…”
Section: ] Combinedmentioning
confidence: 99%
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