Females’ sequential mating decisions depend on both the quality of the courting male and the quality of the potential mates in a blood-sucking bug

Abstract: This study investigates whether female sequential decisions on accepting or rejecting a courting male are based exclusively on the quality of the male present or are affected by the quality of potential mates. We used blood-sucking bugs Rhodnius prolixus as experimental subjects as females...

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Publicado: 2018
Materias:
Female choice
Female discrimination
Male availability
Male nutritional condition
Male quality
Rejection behavior
Sequential choice
courtship
decision making
insect
mate choice
mating behavior
nutrition
preference behavior
reproductive success
stereotypic behavior
Rhodnius prolixus
Acceso en línea:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_03405443_v72_n9_p_DeSimone
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03405443_v72_n9_p_DeSimone
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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