Journal: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology / Subject: males and China

Author:: Zhang, Yao-Hua; Zhao, Lei; Guo, Xiao; Zhang, Jin-Hua; Zhang, Jian-Xu
Source:: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2019 v.73 no.2 pp. 15
ISSN:: 0340-5443
Subject:: 2-heptanone; Rattus norvegicus; females; males; microsatellite repeats; paternity; progeny; rats; reproductive success; sex pheromones; urine; volatile compounds; China
Abstract:: ... In muroid rodents, urine-borne volatile compounds and major urinary proteins (MUPs) constitute the key male pheromones that shape the sexual attractiveness of males. Here, we aimed to examine whether male pheromone levels were related to sexual attractiveness and reproductive success in the North China subspecies of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus humiliatus). According to the abundance of 2-hept ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00265-018-2627-y
: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-018-2627-y

Author:: Jin, Long; Yang, Sheng Nan; Liao, Wen Bo; Lüpold, Stefan
Source:: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2016 v.70 no.8 pp. 1197-1208
ISSN:: 0340-5443
Subject:: Fejervarya; altitude; breeding; breeding season; evolution; females; frogs; grasses; interspecific variation; latitude; longitude; males; mating systems; paternity; prediction; reproductive traits; resource allocation; sex ratio; spermatozoa; testes; China
Abstract:: ... There is substantial comparative and growing experimental evidence that the competition for fertilization among sperm from different males can drive variation in male reproductive investments. However, less is known about the extent of natural variation in these investments relative to environmental variables affecting resource availability and mating system dynamics, which would allow insights in ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00265-016-2128-9
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2128-9

Author:: Luo, Zhenhua; Li, Chenliang; Wang, Hui; Shen, Hang; Zhao, Mian; Gu, Qi; Liao, Chunlin; Gu, Zhirong; Wu, Hua
Source:: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2016 v.70 no.4 pp. 593-605
ISSN:: 0340-5443
Subject:: Hylidae; amphibians; ecology; females; genes; genetic traits; heterozygosity; inbreeding; males; outbreeding; phenotype; progeny; sexual selection; spawning; China
Abstract:: ... Male-male competition and female mate choice based on ornamentation and genetic traits are the main drivers of animal sexual selection and group spawning. If male-male competition is intense, males with specific phenotypes should have advantages in breeding success or occupying superior mating positions. If female choice is important, females should have preferences for mate relatedness or males w ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00265-016-2078-2
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2078-2

Author:: Wu, Lingbing; Zhang, Huaping; He, Ting; Liu, Zeliang; Peng, Yu
Source:: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2013 v.67 no.2 pp. 205-212
ISSN:: 0340-5443
Subject:: Pardosa; cannibalism; copulation; dimorphism; eggs; fecundity; hunger; males; progeny; virgin females; China
Abstract:: ... Sexual cannibalism is hypothesized to have evolved as a way to obtain a high-quality meal, as an extreme mate choice or as a consequence of female aggressive spillover. Here, we examined underlying factors likely to influence sexual cannibalism in the wolf spider Pardosa pseudoannulata (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) from China, including mating status, female egg-laid status, female hunger level, fema ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00265-012-1440-2
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-012-1440-2

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