Influence of previous mating experience on future mating success in maleLucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Mating Success ◽  
Mating Experience ◽  
Previous Mating

Does recent experience affect large male advantage in a sequentially-mating fish?

Behaviour ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Emily R. Allen ◽  
Laura K. Weir
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Mating Systems ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Large Male ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Small Male ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Mating Experience ◽  
Male Advantage

Abstract In many mating systems, large male body size is associated with dominance in direct contests with rivals and females may exhibit preference for larger males. As such, body size is often positively associated with mating success. However, mating experience can influence the potential advantage of large body size through alterations in behaviour and depletion of sperm reserves. In Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), males mate with many females each day, and larger males mate more frequently than smaller males. In an observational experiment, we tested the following alternate predictions: (1) recent mating experience may enhance mating success through a carry-over effect of prior mating, whereby small experienced males gain an advantage over large inexperienced rivals in mating contests; or (2) recent mating experience decreases mating success through a reduction in fertilization due to sperm limitation, effectively dampening the large-male advantage against a small inexperienced rival. We examined the interactive effect of size and recent experience on mating behaviour and success. While mating contests were monopolized by large males, recent experience enhanced mating success, especially in small male winners. Experienced males courted more readily than those without recent experience, suggesting that recent prior mating enhances this behaviour. Furthermore, males who had copulated recently did not exhibit sperm depletion when in the presence of a competitor, nor did female behaviour indicate a preference for inexperienced males. This suggests that males can use sexual experience to increase their reproductive success in future mating situations, which may influence the action of sexual selection and alternative tactics in shaping mating systems.

scholarly journals Mating behaviour of the European leafminer Scaptomyza flava (Diptera Drosophilidae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 108-112
Author(s):  
M. Shakeel ◽  
X.Z. He ◽  
N.A. Martin ◽  
A. Hanan ◽  
Q. Wang
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Mating Success ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Mating Experience ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Important Pest ◽  
First Time ◽  
Behavioural Sequence

European leafminer Scaptomyza flava (Falln) is an important pest of brassicas peas and gypsophila in New Zealand This study examined the mating behaviour of this species for the first time under laboratory conditions Males were the active sex in the entire mating behavioural sequence involving approaching courting and mounting females and copulation Copulation lasted for about 20 min There was no significant difference in pre courtship courtship and mating durations between virgin and mated males However mated males were significantly more likely to perform courtship and to achieve mating than virgin ones It is suggested that males learn from mating experience which helps them achieve higher mating success Both virgin and mated males tended to disrupt mating couples but could not separate them

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