Recognition of conspecific odors by the western red-backed salamander, Plethodon vehiculum

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1293-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ovaska
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Communication ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reproductive Female ◽  
The Family ◽  
Choice Tests ◽  
Conspecific Odors ◽  
Random Manner

Lungless salamanders of the family Plethodontidae possess an elaborate system of glands that potentially can be used in chemical communication. I used an olfactometer to examine the behavior of adult male and female western red-backed salamanders, Plethodon vehiculum, towards airborne odors of conspecific individuals. In two-choice tests, P. vehiculum of both sexes chose the side with no odor over that with the odor of a male; however, they entered the sides at random when presented with no salamander odor on one side and the odor of a nonreproductive female on the other. Therefore, P. vehiculum was able to recognize and avoided odors of conspecific males. Odors of nonreproductive females either were not recognized or carried no social significance. Males may use pheromonal markers to space themselves out for mating purposes. Contrary to predictions, males did not prefer the odor of a reproductive female over that of a nonreproductive female when simultaneously presented with the two odors, but entered the sides in a random manner.

Revision of the Fedrizziidae (Acari: Mesostigmata: Fedrizzioidea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1480 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
OWEN D. SEEMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

The Fedrizziidae are the most diverse group of mites associated with passalid beetles in Australia. Herein, I re-diagnose the family, genera and species, and describe ten new species from Australia, Indonesia and Thailand: Fedrizzia abradoalves sp. nov., F. gilloglyi sp. nov., F. parvipilus sp. nov., Neofedrizzia bunyas sp. nov., N. gordoni sp. nov., N. helenae sp. nov., N. imparmentum sp. nov., N. janae sp. nov., N. lepas sp. nov. and N. sulawesi sp. nov. Fedrizzia strandi (Oudemans), Neofedrizzia leonilae Rosario & Hunter, Neofedrizzia tani Pope & Chernoff and Neofedrizzia vitzthumi (Oudemans) are re-described. Neofedrizzia bicornis Karg is a junior synonym of Neofedrizzia scutata Womersley, which is also transferred to Fedrizzia. Fedrizzia unospina Karg is a junior synonym of Fedrizzia carabi Womersley. Fedrizzia gloriosa Berlese is transferred to Neofedrizzia. The specimens described by Womersley as Fedrizzia sp. cf. grossipes represent specimens of Fedrizzia sellnicki Womersley. Parafedrizzia buloloensis Womersley is recorded from Australia for the first time. A key to adult male and female Fedrizziidae and a summary of host records is provided.

Morphological description of the pupa and fourth-instar larva and redescription of the adults of Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards (Diptera: Culicidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2306 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARINA STEIN ◽  
MAGDALENA LAURITO ◽  
GUSTAVO CARLOS ROSSI ◽  
WALTER RICARDO ALMIRÓN
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Instar Larva ◽  
Fourth Instar ◽  
The Other ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Fourth Instar Larva ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Time

The adult male and female of Psorophora (Psorophora) pallescens Edwards are redescribed. The pupa and fourth-instar larva are described for the first time. The male genitalia, pupa and fourth-instar larva are illustrated. Information on distribution, bionomics and taxonomy is also included. Psorophora pallescens adults differ from the other species of the subgenus in the coloration of the scutum and abdomen. The larva can be distinguished from Psorophora ciliata based on characters of the head, thorax and abdomen.

Comparing movement patterns of satellite-tagged male and female polar bears

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 2147-2158 ◽  
Author(s):  
S C Amstrup ◽  
G M Durner ◽  
T L McDonald ◽  
D M Mulcahy ◽  
G W Garner
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
The Other ◽  
Polar Bears ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Radio Transmitters ◽  
Quality Category

Satellite radiotelemetry has provided great insights into the movements and behaviors of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). The diameter of the neck of adult male polar bears exceeds that of their head, however, and radio collars slip off. This has limited collection of movement information to that from radio-collared females. To overcome this difficulty and gather information about their movements, we surgically implanted satellite radio transmitters into 7 male polar bears during 1996 and 1997. We compared movements of implanted males with those of 104 adult females radio-collared between 1985 and 1995. Transmitters were implanted under the skin on the midline of the top of the neck and were equipped with percutaneous antennae. Implanted transmitters operated for up to 161 days providing 3217 satellite relocations. While transmitting, radios implanted in males provided a larger proportion of the highest quality category of position fixes than was obtained from radio-collared females. However, all implanted radios ceased transmitting before reaching their projected life-span. The abrupt termination of transmission from implanted radios suggested mechanical rather than electronic failure. Mean rates of short-term movement for males (1.18 km/h) were lower than for solitary females, females with cubs, and females with yearlings (1.70, 1.84, and 1.95 km/h, respectively). Net geographic movements from the beginning to the end of each month were comparable for males (mean = 135 km) and females (mean = 114, 152, and 168 km). Mean azimuths of these net movements also appeared to be similar. Monthly activity-area sizes for males (mean = 8541 km2) were comparable to those for females (mean = 3698, 9397, and 10 585 km2) during the time period of comparison. In contrast to the other movement measures, males traveled longer mean distances (387 km) each month than did females (217, 289, and 302 km). Movements of males, it appears, were more directed than those of females, but males confined their travels to similar-sized areas.

Tarsocheylidae, a newly recorded family with description of a new species from China

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2492-2502
Author(s):  
Yun Xu ◽  
Yu-zhen Zhu ◽  
Jie-Qin Wu ◽  
Fei-Ping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Pinus Massoniana ◽  
Monochamus Alternatus ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pinus Massoniana Lamb ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Hoplocheylus Atyeo and Baker (Acariformes: Heterostigmata: Tarsocheylidae), H. lindquisti Xu & Zhang sp. nov., is described based on larva, deutonymph, adult male and female specimens collected from the bark of dead Pinus massoniana Lamb. infested with Monochamus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in Fuzhou city, China. This is the first report of the genus Hoplocheylus and the family Tarsocheylidae in China.

Items’ Cross-Category Associations as a Confounding Factor in the Implicit Association Test

2001 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie C. Steffens ◽  
Inga Plewe
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Association Test ◽  
Confounding Factor ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Association Test ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reaction Time Difference ◽  
Implicit Association ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Degree Of Association

Abstract. The introduction of the Implicit Association Test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998 ) has stimulated numerous research activities. The IAT is supposed to measure the degree of association between concepts. Instances have to be assigned to these concepts by pressing appropriate keys as quickly as possible. The reaction time difference between certain conditions, termed the IAT effect, is used as an indicator of the degree of the concepts’ association. We tested the hypothesis that the degree of association between one concept (or category) and the instances of the other presented concept also influences reaction times. In our experiment, the instances in the target categories, male and female names, were kept constant. The adjectives in the evaluative categories were manipulated: Either the pleasant adjectives were female-associated and the unpleasant adjectives were male-associated, or vice versa. These stereotypic associations were indeed found to exert a substantial influence on the size of the IAT effect. This finding casts doubt on the assumption that the IAT effect may be interpreted as a pure measure of the degree of association between concepts.

Effect of In-Utero Exposure to High Dose Diethylstilbestrol on Intervertebral Disk in Adult Male and Female Progeny

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. s-0032-1319931-s-0032-1319931
Author(s):  
S. Al Rowas ◽  
R. Gawri ◽  
R. Haddad ◽  
A. Almaawi ◽  
L. E. Chalifour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
In Utero ◽  
Intervertebral Disk ◽  
In Utero Exposure ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Female Progeny ◽  
Male And Female

Early Life Exposure to Antibiotic Alters Energy Balance during Chronic High-Fat Feeding in Adult Male and Female Mice

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 1999-P ◽  
Author(s):  
HYE LIM NOH ◽  
SUJIN SUK ◽  
RANDALL H. FRIEDLINE ◽  
KUNIKAZU INASHIMA ◽  
DUY A. TRAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Balance ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Early Life ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Mice ◽  
Early Life Exposure ◽  
Fat Feeding

Problems of Marriage and Self Surrender in The Novels of Shashi Deshpande

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Dr. Indu Goyal
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
The Other ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Female Protagonists ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Family ◽  
Traditional Marriage ◽  
Shashi Deshpande ◽  
Middle Class People

Marriage is an important thing in the life of a woman. The importance that our society attaches to marriage is reflected in our literature and it is the central concern of Shashi Deshpade’s novels. In our society where girl learns early that she is ‘Paraya Dhan’, and she is her parents’ responsibility till the day she is handed over to her rightful owners. What a girl makes of her life, how she shapes herself as an individual, what profession she takes up is not as important as whom she marries. Marriage is the ultimate goal of a woman’s life. This paper attempts to probe into the problems of marriage through the protagonists of her novels where one enjoys the freedom of marriage and the other accepts the traditional marriage. Shashi Deshpade highlights the problems of marriage faced by middle-class people in finding suitable grooms for their daughters. This problem is well-illustrated through the characters of her novels. Since the girl’s mind over her childhood is tuned that she is another’s property, she tries to attach a lot of importance to it. it is indeed a tragedy that even in the modern age, Indian females echo the same sentiment where it was marriage which mattered most of them but not to the men. It is a beginning of females sacrifices in life that marriage brings to her. Shashi Deshpande encourages her female protagonists to rise in rebellion against the males in the family matters, instead she wants to build a harmonious relationship between man and woman in a mood of compromise and reconciliation.  

LANGUAGE USE BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE HOST IN HITAM PUTIH TALK SHOW

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurmaliana Sari ◽  
Sumarsih Sumarsih ◽  
Busmin Gurning
Keyword(s):  
Language Use ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Talk Show ◽  
Dominant Language ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Domestic Activities ◽  
Female Host ◽  
Negative Connotation ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study discusses about language use occurred by male and female host in Hitam Putih talk show. The method of this research is descriptive qualitative. The subjects of this study are male and female host in Hitam Putih talk show. The data are the utterances produced by male and female host in Hitam Putih talk show. This research focuses on the show broadcasted on October 2016 by taking 4 videos randomly. The objective of this study is to describe kinds of the language use uttered by male and female host in Hitam Putih talk show. The findings showed that the kinds of language use consist of 6 parts. The dominant language use uttered by male host is expletive, because male’s utterances are frequently stated in a negative connotation. On the other hand, female host utterances are found in specialized vocabulary as the most dominant because female host has more interest in talking family affairs, such as the education of children, clothes, cooking, and fashion, etc. Women also tended to talk about one thing related to the home and domestic activities. However, the representation of language use uttered by male and female are deficit, dominance and different. Keywords: Language Use, Gender, Talk Show

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