The intensity of pre- and post-copulatory mate guarding in relation to spermatophore transfer in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Parker, Darren J.; Vahed, Karim

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“…Despite evidence that mate guarding in grylline crickets is "harassment" by males, guarding behaviour does contain some behavioural elements (such as antennal rotation and body rocking, see Simmons 1990;Parker and Vahed 2010) that do not appear to affect the ability of females to remove spermatophores directly, so it might be interpreted instead as courtship signals. Similarly, in Nisitrus sp.…”

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“…11.4;reviewed in Sakaluk 1991;Zuk and Simmons 1997;Wynn and Vahed 2004;Bussière et al 2006;Hall et al 2008;Parker and Vahed 2010;Rodríguez-Muňoz et al 2011;see Sect. 11.4.1 for further discussion): they remain close to the female, usually within antennal contact, and perform a series of behaviours directed towards the female if she moves, including body rocking, aggressive chirping and even biting.…”

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Cryptic Female Choice in Crickets and Relatives (Orthoptera: Ensifera)

Vahed

2015

Cryptic Female Choice in Arthropods

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In his pioneering work on cryptic female choice, Eberhard identified a wide range of mechanisms that potentially allow multiply-mated females to bias paternity in favour of certain types of male following the start of copulation. The aim of this chapter is to review critically the empirical evidence for a range of these mechanisms of cryptic female choice in crickets and relatives (Orthoptera: Ensifera), while taking into account coevolutionary interactions between the sexes. There is compelling evidence that female crickets control the duration of spermatophore attachment and/or the uptake of sperm to the sperm storage organ to bias paternity in favour of males expressing a variety of favourable traits, or in favour of non-kin males. There is also some evidence that females can bias paternity to favour males with certain traits by choosing to remain with them for repeated mating. For other potential mechanisms of cryptic female choice, such as differential allocation of resources to the production of eggs, there is currently insufficient evidence to distinguish male-induced effects from cryptic female choice (if, indeed, such a distinction can be made). The evidence that mechanisms of cryptic female choice have resulted in coevolutionary adaptations in males is strong: males have evolved a wide range of behaviours to facilitate ejaculate transfer by deterring the female from removing the ampulla of the spermatophore prematurely, for example. How such adaptations affect the form and intensity of cryptic female choice and whether or not they result in ongoing sexually antagonistic coevolution deserve further investigation.

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Cryptic Female Choice in Crickets and Relatives (Orthoptera: Ensifera)

Vahed

2015

Cryptic Female Choice in Arthropods

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“…Mate guarding is an umbrella term for prolonged periods of association between males and females beyond that required for fertilization (Simmons 2001). While these interactions may have other benefits to both sexes (Alcock 1994), the term mate guarding refers specifically to behaviours designed to reduce sperm competition (Parker and Vahed 2010). This can be achieved either by reducing female polyandry or securing a last male advantage (Adler and Adler 1991).As such it is predicted that mateguarding will be favoured when the risk of sperm competition is high.…”

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Mate-guarding in a promiscuous insect: species discrimination influences context-dependent behaviour

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Shuker

2014

Evol Ecol

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Mating strategy is often informed by social context. However, information on social environment may be sensitive to interference by nearby heterospecifics, a process known as reproductive interference (RI). When heterospecific individuals are present in the environment, failures in species discrimination can lead to sub-optimal mating behaviours, such as misplaced courtship, misplaced rivalry behaviours, or heterospecific copulation attempts. All aspects of mating behaviour that are influenced by social context may be prone to RI, including copulatory behaviours associated with mate-guarding in the presence of possible competitors. Here we investigate the effect of three heterospecifics on the mate-guarding behaviour of male Lygaeus equestris seed bugs. We find that, despite previously reported heterospecific mating harassment amongst these species of lygaeid bug, male L. equestris are able to effectively distinguish rival conspecific males from heterospecifics. Thus, heterospecific mating attempts in this group may reflect selection on males to mate opportunistically, rather than a failure of species discrimination.

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“…Gambling on precopulatory guarding should be more likely when this form of guarding (1) increases mating success relative to courting a female that is not guarded and/or (2) decreases the likelihood that females will mate with additional males relative to the remating likelihood of unguarded females. Precopulatory mate guarding can directly increase mating success by restricting female access to alternative mates, and this has been well studied (Jormalainen, 1998;Neff & Svensson, 2013;Parker & Vahed, 2010). Less well studied is whether and how precopulatory guarding affects female remating (Pruitt, Burghardt, & Riechert, 2012;Pruitt & Riechert, 2011).…”

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“…Phidippus clarus is found in early successional fields throughout eastern North America (Edwards, 2004) and, as in many other invertebrates, adult males guard immature females until they are able to mate (Bennett, Smith, & Betts, 2012;Benton, 1992;Dodson & Beck, 1993;Fahey & Elgar, 1997;Hoefler, 2007;Jackson, 1986;Jormalainen, 1998;Miller & Miller, 1986;Parker & Vahed, 2010;Rowe, 1994;Schroder, 2003). Like other jumping spider species, males spin a silk retreat next to subadult females and live with them in a process termed 'cohabitation' (Fahey & Elgar, 1997;Fernandez-Montraveta & Cuadrado, 2003;Jackson, 1986;Miller & Miller, 1986;Robinson, 1982;Suter & Walberer, 1989).…”

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Mate-guarding courtship behaviour: tactics in a changing world

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Mate guarding is one of the most common tactics in sperm competition. Males are expected to guard their mates when costs of guarding (accrued from physical confrontations with rivals and/or reduced foraging) are low relative to the benefits of ensuring mating opportunities and paternity. We investigated mate guarding in the jumping spider Phidippus clarus, a species where males defend immature subadult females against rival males and attempt to mate with the females soon after they mature. We assessed a possible social cost of mate-guarding behaviour (male intersexual signalling) using laser vibrometry and respirometry. We found that males produced a unique set of signals when guarding subadult females and that these signals were energetically costly (guarding courtship). Mating success did not differ between males that successfully defended a subadult female and males that located an unmated, mature virgin female. This suggests that guarding courtship does not directly influence mate choice and that males may use different tactics depending on female availability to ensure fitness. To explore further the effect of mate guarding and guarding courtship, we experimentally sealed male's copulatory organs (males could guard normally but were unable to transfer sperm) and compared mating rates of sealed versus intact males. We found that guarding behaviour, and not sperm transfer, significantly influenced female remating behaviour. Placed in the context of P. clarus life history, our results highlight the ongoing sexual conflict between males and females and the hidden costs and benefits of mate-guarding behaviour.

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The intensity of pre- and post-copulatory mate guarding in relation to spermatophore transfer in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus

Cited by 27 publications

References 39 publications

Cryptic Female Choice in Crickets and Relatives (Orthoptera: Ensifera)

Cryptic Female Choice in Crickets and Relatives (Orthoptera: Ensifera)

Mate-guarding in a promiscuous insect: species discrimination influences context-dependent behaviour

Mate-guarding courtship behaviour: tactics in a changing world

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