Contact cuticular hydrocarbons act as a mating cue to discriminate intraspecific variation in Altica flea beetles
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- 作者：Huai-Jun Xuea ; Bin Zhanga ; b ; Kari A. Segravesc ; Jia-Ning Weid ; Rui-E. Niea ; Ke-Qing Songa ; b ; Jie Liua ; Wen-Zhu Lia ; Xing-Ke Yanga ; yangxk@ioz.ac.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Chrysomelidae ; cuticular hydrocarbon ; intraspecific variation ; mate choice ; mating test ; sex ; sexual selection
- 刊名：Animal Behaviour
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：111
- 期：Complete
- 页码：217-224
- 全文大小：877 K
文摘
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Male mate choice is often overlooked due to a presumed lower investment in mating.
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We tested if male flea beetles use cuticular hydrocarbons to assess mate quality.
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Cuticular hydrocarbon profiles differed with sex and sexual maturity level.
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Males could assess sex and sexual maturity status.
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Cuticular hydrocarbons are only one of the cues males use to assess mate quality.