Mercier, J. -L. and Lenoir, J. -C. and Eberhardt, A. and Frohschammer, S. and Williams, C. and Heinze, Juergen (2007) Hammering, mauling, and kissing: stereotyped courtship behavior in Cardiocondyla ants. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 54 (4). pp. 403-411. ISSN 0020-1812,
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Sex appears to be a rather prosaic and casual event in the life of most social Hymenoptera. In contrast, mating in the ant genus Cardiocondyla is regularly preceded by a prolonged and stereotypic courtship display. Pummeling the head of the female with mandibles and / or antennae and vibrations of the gaster, presumably stridulation, are essential parts of male courtship. The overall structure of the mating pattern is conserved throughout species and between winged and wingless, "ergatoid" males, but exhibits species-specific idiosyncrasies. For example, C elegans males regularly end the interaction with a female with a short mouth-to-mouth contact. Variation in the duration of the precopulatory phase and the copulation itself might reflect different degrees of inter- and intrasexual selection. More information on the dynamics of sperm transfer and the risk and intensity of sperm competition are needed to better understand the evolution of the complex mating behavior in this genus.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | WESTERN HARVESTER ANT; SPERM COMPETITION; SEXUAL SELECTION; MATING-BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POGONOMYRMEX-OCCIDENTALIS; DIMORPHIC MALES; SOCIAL INSECTS; PONERINE ANT; BODY-SIZE; Cardiocondyla; mating behavior; male polymorphism; sexual selection |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Zoologie/Evolutionsbiologie (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinze) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jan 2021 09:31 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2021 09:31 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/33430 |
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