The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection

Abstract Males of the papaya fruit fly, Anastrepha curvicauda Gerstaecker (former Toxotrypana curvicauda), defend a papaya fruit from rivals and males release their sex pheromone to attract and mate with females and offer them an oviposition site. While some aspects of the biology of A. curvicauda a...

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Main Authors:	Nancy Natividad Salmerón-Muñiz, René Arzuffi, Norma Robledo-Quintos, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez
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Published:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:774d97f36e384da59ba49f2a6e70f08b2021-12-02T17:05:45ZThe influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection10.1038/s41598-021-85823-02045-2322https://doaj.org/article/774d97f36e384da59ba49f2a6e70f08b2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85823-0https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Males of the papaya fruit fly, Anastrepha curvicauda Gerstaecker (former Toxotrypana curvicauda), defend a papaya fruit from rivals and males release their sex pheromone to attract and mate with females and offer them an oviposition site. While some aspects of the biology of A. curvicauda are known, such as its reproductive biology, its sex pheromone, and host selection, there is currently no information on the species mate selection process. This paper describes the precopulatory mating behavior of A. curvicauda and elucidates how intrasexual selection affects the mate selection process. We studied the precopulatory mating behavior of dominant and subordinate males and ethograms were devised. The effect of hierarchy was studied in non-choice and choice experiments. Male’s repertoire includes 15 behavioral elements, 12 precopulatory, one mating, and two postcopulatory (tandem and encounter). In non-choice experiments, dominant and subordinate males were accepted by females, but when females had the opportunity to choose among males, dominant males were significantly preferred over subordinate ones. The presence of a rival male modified the courting behavior of males and agonistic behavior among males was observed before and during mating.Nancy Natividad Salmerón-MuñizRené ArzuffiNorma Robledo-QuintosAlfredo Jiménez-PérezNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Nancy Natividad Salmerón-Muñiz René Arzuffi Norma Robledo-Quintos Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
description	Abstract Males of the papaya fruit fly, Anastrepha curvicauda Gerstaecker (former Toxotrypana curvicauda), defend a papaya fruit from rivals and males release their sex pheromone to attract and mate with females and offer them an oviposition site. While some aspects of the biology of A. curvicauda are known, such as its reproductive biology, its sex pheromone, and host selection, there is currently no information on the species mate selection process. This paper describes the precopulatory mating behavior of A. curvicauda and elucidates how intrasexual selection affects the mate selection process. We studied the precopulatory mating behavior of dominant and subordinate males and ethograms were devised. The effect of hierarchy was studied in non-choice and choice experiments. Male’s repertoire includes 15 behavioral elements, 12 precopulatory, one mating, and two postcopulatory (tandem and encounter). In non-choice experiments, dominant and subordinate males were accepted by females, but when females had the opportunity to choose among males, dominant males were significantly preferred over subordinate ones. The presence of a rival male modified the courting behavior of males and agonistic behavior among males was observed before and during mating.
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author	Nancy Natividad Salmerón-Muñiz René Arzuffi Norma Robledo-Quintos Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez
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title	The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
title_short	The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
title_full	The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
title_fullStr	The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
title_full_unstemmed	The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection
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The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection

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