Female mate choice in the non-territorial lizard Ameiva plei (Teiidae)

Censky, Ellen J.

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“…The observed results cannot be explained by male control or male mate choice, because we found no repeatable male mating preferences, and because a male's previous copulation history and a male's readiness to mate (probability that a male copulated on a given day in relation to his body size, logistic regression: SVL, n = 97, v 2 = 1.058, P = 0.304) did not significantly affect the mating pattern. These results are in line with three other studies on lizards, showing that at the first copulation females prefer, on average, larger males (Censky 1997;Cooper and Vitt 1993;Richard et al 2005). However, our study does not allow us to conclude whether females prefer similar-sized males or larger males, because the statistics investigating preference for similar sized males or larger males showed similar results.…”

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Mating order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard Lacerta vivipara

2009

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Recent studies indicate that directional female mate choice and order-dependent female mate choice importantly contribute to non-random mating patterns. In species where females prefer larger sized males, disentangling different hypotheses leading to non-random mating patterns is especially difficult, given that male size usually correlates with behaviours that may lead to non-random mating (e.g. size-dependent emergence from hibernation, male fighting ability). Here we investigate female mate choice and order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard (Lacerta vivipara). By sequentially presenting males in random order to females, we exclude non-random mating patterns potentially arising due to intra-sexual selection (e.g. male-male competition), trait-dependent encounter probabilities, trait-dependent conspicuousness, or trait-dependent emergence from hibernation. To test for order-dependent female mate choice we investigate whether the previous mating history affects female choice. We show that body size and body condition of the male with which a female mated for the first time were bigger and better, respectively, than the average body size and body condition of the rejected males. There was a negative correlation between body sizes of first and second copulating males. This indicates that female mate choice is dependent on the previous mating history and it shows that the female's choice criteria are non-static, i.e. non-directional. Our study therefore suggests that context-dependent female mate choice may not only arise due to genotype-environment interactions, but also due to other female mating strategies, i.e. order-dependent mate choice. Thus context-dependent female mate choice might be more frequent than previously thought.

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Mating order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard Lacerta vivipara

2009

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“…Our observations of males interacting with females in burrows are similar to those reported by Censky (1995Censky ( , 1997 in the teiid Ameiva plei (Duméril & Bibron, 1839). In this Caribbean taxon, males accompany females for 2-4 days, corresponding to the duration of their receptive period.…”

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“…Moreover, males compete for access to females, the larger male usually taking precedence to the smaller. In this case, the male accompanies the female throughout the day, and usually copulates with her when she emerges and also before she returns to her burrow (Censky 1995(Censky , 1997. The female then enters the burrow and the male often continues to defend the opening for about 30 min before returning to his own burrow.…”

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“…In addition, accompaniment may also benefit females, through post-copulatory courtship, access to copulations with high-quality males, and fertilization assurance. For females, accompaniment may also be beneficial in that it protects them against harassment by other males, optimizing their foraging time (Censky 1997).…”

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“…Thus, studies reporting social interactions in teiids often are based on casual observations (e.g. Vitt 1983, Costa et al 2010, and the few studies that investigated social interactions quantitatively were performed mainly with insular populations (Censky 1995, 1997, Baird et al 2003, Zaldívar-Rae & Drummond 2007, Ancona et al 2010, in which the lizards often occur in elevated densities, facilitating observations by investigators. Little is known about courtship and mating behavior of mainland teiid species, especially Cnemidophorus.…”

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Mating behavior and female accompaniment in the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil

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. Mating behavior and female accompaniment in the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 11(4): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v11n4/en/abstract?shortcommunication+bn01611042011Abstract: We report here a set of observations on mating behavior and female accompaniment by the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer in an area of Caatinga (xerophilous open forests) in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. We observed a stationary male lizard performing repeated vibratory movements of the pelvis and tail base upon the sandy soil. Since that male was in front of a burrow in which a female of the same species was sheltered, we hypothesize that this behavior may be part of a courtship display. We continued the observation and later, when the female emerged from the burrow, the male climbed on her and the copulation occurred. The incident of accompaniment observed was characterized by one male continuously accompanying a female during foraging. Plausible functional explanations for a male accompany a female include mating guarding, post-copulatory courtship, and sperm loading. By accompanying females, males would be guaranteeing insemination by multiple copulation and stimulation of the female, and protecting their paternity by chasing away other males, diminishing the chances of extra-pair copulations. Keywords : behavior, courtship, mating, reproduction, teiids, Caatinga. RIBEIRO, L.B., GOGLIATH, M., SALES, R.F.D. & FREIRE, E.M.X. Comportamento de acasalamento e acompanhamento da fêmea no lagarto-da-cauda-de-chicote Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) na Caatinga, nordeste do Brasil. Biota Neotrop. 11(4): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v11n4/pt/abstract?shortcommunication+bn01611042011Resumo: Nós relatamos uma série de observações sobre o comportamento de acasalamento e acompanhamento da fêmea no lagarto-da-cauda-de-chicote Cnemidophorus ocellifer em uma área de Caatinga no estado do Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Nós observamos um macho estacionário realizando movimentos vibratórios da pélvis e base da cauda sobre o solo arenoso. Uma vez que o macho estava em frente à abertura de uma toca onde uma fêmea se encontrava abrigada, nós sugerimos que esse comportamento faz parte da exibição de corte. Continuamos a observação e posteriormente, quando a fêmea saiu da toca, o macho engajou-se em montá-la e progrediu para uma cópula. A ocasião de acompanhamento da fêmea foi caracterizada por um macho continuamente acompanhando uma fêmea durante o forrageamento. Explicações funcionais plausíveis para uma fêmea ser acompanhada por um macho incluem guarda de parceiro, corte pós-copulatória e fornecimento de estoque de esperma. Ao acompanhar as fêmeas, os machos estariam garantindo a inseminação através de múltiplas cópulas e estimulação pós-copulatória da fêmea, e protegendo a paternidade afugentando outros machos, diminuindo as chances de cópulas extra-par. Palavras-chave : comportamento, corte, acasalamento, reprod...

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Symmetry, male dominance and female mate preferences in the Iberian rock lizard, Lacerta monticola

López

Muñoz

Martı́n

2002

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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Female mate choice in the non-territorial lizard Ameiva plei (Teiidae)

Cited by 89 publications

References 21 publications

Mating order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard Lacerta vivipara

Mating order-dependent female mate choice in the polygynandrous common lizard Lacerta vivipara

Mating behavior and female accompaniment in the whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus ocellifer (Squamata, Teiidae) in the Caatinga region of northeastern Brazil

Symmetry, male dominance and female mate preferences in the Iberian rock lizard, Lacerta monticola

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