Sexual selection across sensory modalities: female choice of male behavioral and gustatory displays

Jacob D Berson and Leigh W Simmons

Behavioral Ecology, 2018, vol. 29, issue 5, 1096-1104

Abstract: Female dung beetles prefer males that court vigorously and smell different to the average male. Males of many species have traits that influence the likelihood of being accepted as a mate by females. Previous work on bull-horned dung beetles revealed that males who courted more vigorously were more successful in securing a mating. Here, we show that independently of courtship activity, chemicals on the cuticle of this species also contribute to male mating success.

Keywords: cuticular hydrocarbons; dung beetle; multivariate selection; sexual selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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