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Krohmer, Randolph W., and David Crews. "Control of length of the courtship season in the red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis: the role of temperature." Canadian Journal of Zoology 67, no. 4 (April 1, 1989): 987–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z89-142.

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The influence of temperature on the length and intensity of the courtship season was examined in both field and laboratory populations of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) over a 2-year period. Snakes were exposed to fluctuations in temperature following emergence from hibernation and activation of courtship behavior. In the field, males were exposed to four temperature regimens: extended hibernation (0L:24D, 4 ± 1.5 °C), cool (14L:10D, 12 ± 2.3° C), warm (14L:10D, 28 °C:ambient), or control (ambient temperatures and light). Control animals exhibited courtship behavior fluctuating in intensity with daily ambient temperatures. Animals exhibited high intensity courtship behavior when exposed to warm conditions following emergence from either natural hibernation or a secondary period of laboratory hibernation. Animals placed in the cool regimen were active but exhibited very little courtship behavior. Animals maintained under the cool regimen for 14 days did not initiate courtship behavior when placed in the warm regimen. Studies conducted in the laboratory support the field results. However, whereas animals maintained under the cool regimen for 14 days and then placed in the warm regimen exhibited dramatically reduced courtship behavior, animals placed in the warm regimen after 21 days under the cool regimen initiated courtship of normal intensity and duration. Following the end of all courtship behavior, males exposed to conditions of hibernation for a brief period reinitiated courtship behavior. These data suggest that the areas of the central nervous system critical for the perception of temperature fluctuations and initiation of courtship behavior remained sensitive in late spring. Following the end of the courtship season, females exposed to a brief period of hibernation also reinstated courtship behavior in noncourting males. These data suggest that the length of the courtship season ultimately may be controlled by the presence of attractive females.
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Clark, David L., J. Andrew Roberts, and George W. Uetz. "Eavesdropping and signal matching in visual courtship displays of spiders." Biology Letters 8, no. 3 (January 4, 2012): 375–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.1096.

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Eavesdropping on communication is widespread among animals, e.g. bystanders observing male–male contests, female mate choice copying and predator detection of prey cues. Some animals also exhibit signal matching, e.g. overlapping of competitors' acoustic signals in aggressive interactions. Fewer studies have examined male eavesdropping on conspecific courtship, although males could increase mating success by attending to others' behaviour and displaying whenever courtship is detected. In this study, we show that field-experienced male Schizocosa ocreata wolf spiders exhibit eavesdropping and signal matching when exposed to video playback of courting male conspecifics. Male spiders had longer bouts of interaction with a courting male stimulus, and more bouts of courtship signalling during and after the presence of a male on the video screen. Rates of courtship (leg tapping) displayed by individual focal males were correlated with the rates of the video exemplar to which they were exposed. These findings suggest male wolf spiders might gain information by eavesdropping on conspecific courtship and adjust performance to match that of rivals. This represents a novel finding, as these behaviours have previously been seen primarily among vertebrates.
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Barske, J., L. Fusani, M. Wikelski, N. Y. Feng, M. Santos, and B. A. Schlinger. "Energetics of the acrobatic courtship in male golden-collared manakins ( Manacus vitellinus )." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281, no. 1776 (February 7, 2014): 20132482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.2482.

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In lek mating systems, females choose mates through indicators of quality, which males may exhibit by their performance of courtship displays. In temperate regions, displaying seasons are brief (one to two months), whereas in the tropics courtship seasons may be prolonged. Moreover, in temperate-breeding animals lekking behaviour can be energetically demanding, but little is known about the energy costs of lekking in tropical animals. Daily, over the course of a nearly seven-month-long breeding season, male golden-collared manakins ( Manacus vitellinus ) of Panamanian rainforests perform acrobatic courtship displays that markedly elevate heart rates, suggesting that they require high energy investment. Typically, animals of tropical lowland forests (such as manakins) exhibit a ‘slow pace of life’ metabolic strategy. We investigated whether male manakin courtship is indeed metabolically costly or whether the birds retain a low daily energy expenditure (DEE), as seen in other tropical species. To assess these questions, we calibrated manakin heart rate against metabolic rate, examined daily lek activity and, using telemetry, obtained heart rates of individual wild, lekking male manakins. Although metabolic rates peak during courtship displays, we found that males actually invest minimal time (only approx. 5 min d −1 ) performing displays. As a consequence, the DEE of approximately 39 kJ d −1 for male manakins is comparable to other lowland tropical species. The short, intense bursts of courtship by these birds make up only approximately 1.2% of their total DEE. Presumably, this cost is negligible, enabling them to perform daily at their arenas for months on end.
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Rosenthal, Malcolm Fogelin, and Damian O. Elias. "Nonlinear changes in selection on a mating display across a continuous thermal gradient." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286, no. 1907 (July 24, 2019): 20191450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1450.

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Understanding how animal communication varies across time and space is critical to understanding how animal signals have evolved and how they function. Changes in temperature, which occur across both time and space, can alter both the courtship and mate choice behaviour of ectothermic animals. In this study, we examine the effect of daily thermal variation on courtship and mate choice in the wolf spider Schizocosa floridana , which produces a complex song with vibrations from three distinct body parts. We test the hypothesis that different components of S. floridana' s courtship respond differently to daily changes in temperature and that corresponding mate choice patterns lead to complex, overlapping shifts in selection on the display itself. By manipulating the thermal environment of courting and choosing pairs, we found that several song components increased in production rate with increased temperature, whereas others decreased, or did not respond at all. We also found evidence that selection on courtship shifts with temperature in several ways, with some display components experiencing directional selection at higher temperatures, but not at lower temperatures. Our findings make it clear that understanding the effect of environmental variation on communication is critical to understanding how selection operates on mate choice and how signals, particularly complex signals, evolve.
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Patricelli, Gail L., Alan H. Krakauer, and Richard Mcelreath. "Assets and tactics in a mating market: Economic models of negotiation offer insights into animal courtship dynamics on the lek." Current Zoology 57, no. 2 (April 1, 2011): 225–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/57.2.225.

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Abstract Economists study negotiation as a series of events—partner choice, information gathering, bargaining, etc.—with each step of the process affecting the outcome of the next, and the optimal decision at each stage depending on the player’s bargaining power. The context in which these negotiations occur—the market—is critical, since players can adjust their behaviors in response to outside offers. Animals similarly are faced with sequential decisions regarding courtship: who to court, how to approach a potential mate, at what level to display, when to give up, etc. Thus economic models of negotiation in a market provide a framework in which we can view not just the outcome of courtship (assortative mating), but also the process, where each sex can use tactics to improve their negotiating outcome, using the assets that they have available. Here we propose to use negotiation as a conceptual framework to explore the factors promoting tactical adjustments during sequential stages of courtship in lekking species. Our goal is to discuss the utility of negotiation as a heuristic tool, as well as the promise and peril of co-opting game theoretic models from economics to understand animal interactions. We will provide a brief overview of a few areas where we see promise for using negotiation as a framework to understand animal courtship dynamics: choice of a display territory, tactical partner choice for negotiation, approaching a potential partner and courtship haggling.
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Zhuang, Luming, Ying Sun, Mi Hu, Chenxi Wu, Xiaojin La, Xinhong Chen, Yu Feng, Xingjun Wang, Yujia Hu, and Lei Xue. "Or47b plays a role in Drosophila males' preference for younger mates." Open Biology 6, no. 6 (June 2016): 160086. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160086.

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Reproductive behaviour is important for animals to keep their species existing on Earth. A key question is how to generate more and healthier progenies by choosing optimal mates. In Drosophila melanogaster , males use multiple sensory cues, including vision, olfaction and gustation, to achieve reproductive success. These sensory inputs are important, yet not all these different modalities are simultaneously required for courtship behaviour to occur. Moreover, the roles of these sensory inputs for male courtship choice remain largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that males court younger females with greater preference and that olfactory inputs are indispensable for this male courtship choice. Specifically, the olfactory receptor Or47b is required for males to discriminate younger female mates from older ones. In combination with our previous work indicating that gustatory perception is necessary for this preference behaviour, our current study demonstrates the requirement of both olfaction and gustation in Drosophila males' courtship preference, thus providing new insights into the role of sensory cues in reproductive behaviour and success.
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McClelland, Blinda E. "Courtship and agonistic behavior in mouflon sheep." Applied Animal Behaviour Science 29, no. 1-4 (February 1991): 67–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-1591(91)90238-s.

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Hogan, Lindsay, Clive Phillips, Allan Lisle, Alan Horsup, Tina Janssen, and Stephen Johnston. "Reproductive behaviour of the southern-hairy nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)." Australian Journal of Zoology 58, no. 6 (2010): 350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo10068.

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The southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) is under threat as its current distribution range and population size is declining. The low reproductive rates observed for this species, both in the wild and within captivity, are a cause for concern; as such this study was designed to provide a comprehensive account of reproductive behaviour in L. latifrons. The behaviour of four groups of captive animals (each 1♂ : 2♀) was remotely monitored for 14 months using a digital video-surveillance system. Using this technology, 13 distinctive reproductive-based behaviours were identified and recorded; each behaviour was allocated to one of two categories: courtship/guarding or mating. The courtship-to-mating ritual was made up of six consecutive phases: investigation, attraction, chase, restraint, coitus and recovery. In total, 423 courtship and 49 mating bouts were observed from five (2♂ : 3♀) wombats. Courtship behaviour was observed on 116 days, with a mean bout number of 3.6 ± 0.2 per day and a mean total daily time of 29.8 ± 1.8 min. Mating was observed on 24 days, with a mean bout number of 2.1 ± 0.3 per day and a mean total daily time of 100.1 ± 9.8 min. Courtship occurred over the entire enclosure area and three distinctive courtship locomotor patterns were identified: spiral-circles, straight-lines and random. Matings occurred only in closed spaces and were always accompanied by courtship behaviour. In contrast, only 68% of all courtship days were associated with a mating event. Receptivity in the female wombats lasted for 13 h and the behavioural signs of oestrus were so subtle that only the reaction/interest of the male could be used for its detection. The covert reproductive behaviours identified for female L. latifrons closely match those previously reported for captive common wombats and may relate to this species’ need to conserve energy.
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Baker, Christa A., Jan Clemens, and Mala Murthy. "Acoustic Pattern Recognition and Courtship Songs: Insights from Insects." Annual Review of Neuroscience 42, no. 1 (July 8, 2019): 129–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-080317-061839.

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Across the animal kingdom, social interactions rely on sound production and perception. From simple cricket chirps to more elaborate bird songs, animals go to great lengths to communicate information critical for reproduction and survival via acoustic signals. Insects produce a wide array of songs to attract a mate, and the intended receivers must differentiate these calls from competing sounds, analyze the quality of the sender from spectrotemporal signal properties, and then determine how to react. Insects use numerically simple nervous systems to analyze and respond to courtship songs, making them ideal model systems for uncovering the neural mechanisms underlying acoustic pattern recognition. We highlight here how the combination of behavioral studies and neural recordings in three groups of insects—crickets, grasshoppers, and fruit flies—reveals common strategies for extracting ethologically relevant information from acoustic patterns and how these findings might translate to other systems.
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Cassola, Francesca Maura, Yann Henaut, José Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez, Fausto Roberto Méndez-de la Cruz, and Benjamín Morales-Vela. "Temperament and sexual behaviour in the Furrowed Wood Turtle Rhinoclemmys areolata." PLOS ONE 15, no. 12 (December 30, 2020): e0244561. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244561.

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The variation in temperament among animals has consequences for evolution and ecology. One of the primary effects of consistent behavioral differences is on reproduction. In chelonians some authors have focused on the study of temperament using different methods. In our research our first aim was i) establish a methodology to determine the degree of boldness among individuals Rhinoclemmys areolata. Our second aim was to ii) determine the role boldness plays during reproduction, with emphasis on courtship and copulation, considering a) the interactions between males and females, and b) competition between males. We used 16 sexually mature individuals of each sex. Males were observed in four different situations and 17 behavioral traits were recorded. We selected 12 traits that allowed us distinguish between the bolder and the shier individuals and found that five behavioral traits were specific for bolder individuals and five others for shier individuals. In a second step, we observed a male in presence of a female and recorded courtship behaviors and breeding attempts. Bolder individuals did not display courtship behaviors and just attempted to copulate. Shier individuals displayed courtship behaviors and copulation attempts were rarely observed. Finally, in the simulations that compared two males in the presence of a female we noticed that bolder individuals displayed courtship behaviors while the shier ones simply ignored the female. Our results first allowed us to determine which methodology is the best to determine temperament in turtles. Secondly, temperament seems to be an important factor in modulating interaction between males and females. Bolder individuals have an advantage during competition and display courtship behaviours only if other males are present. Shier males displayed courtship behaviors and only try to copulate when no competitors were present. These two different temperament-dependant strategies are discussed in terms of ecology, evolution and management.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Courtship in animals"

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Dingmann, Brian Joseph. "Studies of a mate recognition gene and its product from the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/25371.

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Ophir, Alexander G. Galef Bennett G. "Mate assessment and non-independent mate choice by female Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) /." *McMaster only, 2003.

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Persaud, Kamini N. Galef Bennett G. "Male sexual coercion, female mate choice and control of fertilization in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) /." *McMaster only, 2005.

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Eckerle, Kevin P. Thompson Charles F. "An experimental analysis of the mating preferences of female house wrens (Troglodytes aedon)." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3064491.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2001.
Title from title page screen, viewed March 28, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Charles F. Thompson (chair), Steven A. Juliano, Sabine S. Loew, Angelo P. Capparella, William L. Perry. Includes bibliographical references and abstract. Also available in print.
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Narvaes, Patrícia. "Comportamento territorial e reprodutivo de uma nova espécie de Hylodes (Amphibia, Anura, Leptodactylidae) da Mata Atlântica do sudeste do Brasil." Connect to this title online, 1997. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/41/41133/tde-22032004-102927/.

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Bowman, Reed. "Mate replacement in wild American kestrels." Thesis, McGill University, 1985. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63131.

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Duncan, James R. "The influence of relatedness, weight, and age on the mate choice of captive female American kestrels /." Thesis, McGill University, 1985. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63170.

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Eimes, John A. "[Extra-pair fertilization, mate choice and genetic similarity in the Mexican jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina)]." Diss., St. Louis, Mo. : University of Missouri--St. Louis, 2004. http://etd.umsl.edu/r661.

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Wedell, Nina. "Evolution of nuptial gifts in bushcrickets." Stockholm : Dept. of Zoology, University of Stockholm, 1993. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/28206160.html.

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Allison, Brianna. "Determining how courtship vibrations are produced an analysis of the musculature of the treehopper Umbonia crassicornis /." Diss., Online access via UMI:, 2009.

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Books on the topic "Courtship in animals"

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Walters, Mark Jerome. Courtship in the animal kingdom. New York: Doubleday, 1989.

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Walters, Mark Jerome. The dance of life: Courtship in the animal kingdom. New York: Arbor House/W. Morrow, 1988.

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Chen, Tony. Animals showing off. Washington, D.C: National Geographic Society, 1988.

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ill, Francis John 1950, ed. Show-offs. Lake Mary, FL: Tangerine Press, 1999.

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network), Animal Planet (Television, Blackbirch Press, and Discovery Communications Inc, eds. Extreme lovers. Detroit: Blackbirch Press, 2005.

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1950-, Francis John, ed. Show-offs. Lake Mary, FL: Tangerine Press, 1999.

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illustrator, Jones Tonwen, ed. Strange mates: The weird and wonderful world of animal attraction. London: Ammonite, 2012.

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Rodda, Gordon H. The mating behavior of Iguana iguana. Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992.

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ill, Jenkins Steve 1952, ed. Making animal babies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

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Renne. Animal males and females. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Pub., 2000.

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Book chapters on the topic "Courtship in animals"

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Nakano, Ryo. "Multiple Functions of Ultrasonic Courtship Song in Moths." In Acoustic Communication in Animals, 47–61. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0831-8_3.

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Broom, Donald M. "Sexual behaviour." In Broom and Fraser’s domestic animal behaviour and welfare, 183–96. 6th ed. Wallingford: CABI, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789249835.0018.

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Abstract In this chapter the reproductive and social behavior of domestic animals are discussed focusing on sexual behavior aspects such as female characteristics, oestrus, male reproduction: libido, male courtship, male sexual and mating behaviour.
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Coulter, Austin, and Jonathan F. Prather. "Courtship Rituals." In Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, 1764–73. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55065-7_289.

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Coulter, Austin, and Jonathan F. Prather. "Courtship Rituals." In Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, 1–10. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_289-1.

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Brown, Moira Wilding, and Mariano Sironi. "Right Whale Sexual Strategies and Behavior." In Sex in Cetaceans, 543–70. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35651-3_23.

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AbstractNorth Atlantic and southern right whale social interactions and sexual behavior have been studied for decades. Understanding whale mating systems can inform about many aspects of their biology and even their anatomy. Right whales have a polygynandrous mating strategy where females and males mate with multiple partners within a breeding season. It is hypothesized that this promotes sperm competition among males and likely explains the large testis-to-body-size ratio in Eubalaenids. Surface active groups (SAGs) characterize mating behavior in North Atlantic and southern right whales, where two or more animals are at the surface with frequent physical contact. Observations of copulation in SAGs have led to the hypothesis that conception is the primary function, with females practicing a mating strategy where the chance of conception with the largest and likely healthiest male would be maximized. Right whales produce their entire acoustic repertoire of known calls while in SAGs and sounds are thought to serve a social communication function. In the North Atlantic, surface active behavior is seen in all habitat areas and in all months of the year in which right whales are sighted. SAGs tend to increase in size and vigor as the mating season approaches, resulting in spectacular and highly energetic courtship activity with group sizes numbering 30 animals and more; however, the whereabouts of any breeding ground is unknown. On southern right whale calving grounds, mother-calf pairs use relatively shallow waters along the coastline, and SAGs tend to occur farther from shore: calving and mating occur in winter in largely the same habitat areas. Analyses of seasonal timing and group composition of individually identified animals within SAGs suggest that they may serve multiple other roles, since conceptive and non-conceptive groups have been revealed. SAGs often include pregnant females, juveniles, and occasionally calves. Some groups consist of exclusively same sex individuals. It has been hypothesized that, in addition to conception, SAGs may also provide opportunities for right whales to socialize, play, learn, practice mating, and identify potential future mates.
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Yamamoto, Daisuke. "Male Fruit Fly’s Courtship and Its Double Control by the Fruitless and Doublesex Genes." In Animal Models of Behavior Genetics, 3–33. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3777-6_1.

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Elgar, Mark A. "Sexual cannibalism in spiders and other invertebrates." In Cannibalism, 128–55. Oxford University PressOxford, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198546504.003.0007.

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Abstract A variety of animals, but most notably certain species of praying mantids, scorpions, and spiders, have gained some notoriety for attempting to consume their mates, with descriptions of this behaviour making good copy for popular articles on courtship and mating in animals. However, the evolutionary basis of this form of cannibalism has received little empirical or theoretical attention in the biological literature, and descriptions are usually anecdotal or associated with general descriptions of courtship and mating. For example, many textbooks state that cannibalism of sexual partners has been responsible for the evolution of elaborate courtship behaviour in many spiders (e.g. Manning 1972; Gould 1982; Cloudsley-Thompson 1988), despite the lack of either within-species or comparative evidence. Cannibalism of sexual partners may have been ignored in the past because it did not accord with the traditional view of courtship and mating as largely cooperative and harmonious ventures, a view that is being replaced by the idea that there are conflicts of interest between the sexes (e.g. Krebs and Davies 1987). Because cannibalism of sexual partners represents an extreme form of the conflict of interests between males and females, it offers an interesting model system for understanding animal mating and courtship behaviour.
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Schlinger, Barney A. "Evolution of the Backflip." In The Wingsnappers, 190–97. Yale University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300269413.003.0014.

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Athletic skill is improved by practice during development. Male manakins are athletic and remind us that many animals, including humans, are athletes. The author himself was a gymnast and springboard diver, which perhaps stimulated some of his interest in male manakin courtship. In manakins, only males perform the full courtship display, but in other animals, members of both sexes are athletic. Questions about athleticism in humans and other animals and the role of hormones are considered more fully.
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Niles, John D. "Courtship, Marriage, and Raising Children." In Webspinner, 132–54. University Press of Mississippi, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.14325/mississippi/9781496841575.003.0005.

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This chapter begins with two of Williamson’s love songs, then introduces a song in Travellers’ cant, “My Wee Maggie,” about a runaway marriage involving two of Duncan’s relatives from a prior generation. Duncan then tells of how he and his first wife Jeannie were married in Glasgow when she was sixteen years old, and of how he encouraged his own children to respect wildlife while learning about sex and birth by growing up around domesticated animals. He speaks disparagingly of parents who try to shape children to their own mold, and the laments the practice whereby Traveller children used to be taken from their parents by civil authorities. The chapter concludes with a story, “The Boy and the Horn Spoon,” about an infant of Traveller parentage who was adopted by a wealthy settled couple but whose identity as a Traveller found expression all the same once he grew into boyhood.
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Laland, Kevin N. "The Roots of Creativity." In Darwin's Unfinished Symphony, 99–120. Princeton University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691182810.003.0005.

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This chapter examines animal innovation, which is the devising of a novel solution to a problem, or a new way of exploiting the environment. The habit appears special only by virtue of its familiarity. The chapter argues that, in reality, many thousands of innovations have been devised by a broad variety of animals. Birds and mammals are known to incorporate new items or novel techniques into their foraging repertoires; whales, dolphins, and birds introduce novel vocal elements into their songs; apes and monkeys concoct novel deceptive acts; primates and birds invent new tools; and countless other animals create novel courtship displays and social behavior. Animal innovations are highly diverse and wide-ranging. This chapter summarizes some experiments into animal creativity and invention, revealing that animals do exhibit behavior that can sensibly be termed “innovation,” even if the consanguinity of nonhuman-animal and human innovation is a matter of debate. These investigations, and those of other animal innovation researchers, provide compelling evidence that humans do not have a monopoly on creativity. Many animals invent new behavior patterns, modify existing behavior to a novel context, or respond to social and ecological stresses in an appropriate and novel manner.
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Conference papers on the topic "Courtship in animals"

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Maia, Pedro, and Raul Pinto. "Original-Copy: ideation for a lampshade inspired by nature." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003545.

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The following article looks at nature as a cultural pre-set narrative (or set of narratives) and reflects on how it can influence the design process to achieve a concrete result - a product. It describes an ongoing process that intersects intangible (behaviours) and tangible (matter) expressions of nature with the concept of Original-Copy, as the conceptual framework to develop and materialize a lampshade.The inclusion of behaviour patterns presents poetic and imaginative properties to trigger the conceptual phase of a project, while biomatter was chosen to physically materialize the ideas. In this context, the Original-Copy concept works as the archetype on which a new product can be based.The aforementioned approach has been applied and developed through a workshop, which intends to join the three concepts referred to above: behaviours, matter and original-copy.Firstly, a taxonomy of animals´ seduction rituals and courtship behaviours has been developed, which includes various criteria of classification, such as duration, triggers, interaction, or intensity. This taxonomy works as the catalyst of the workshop, to promote imagination and disruption in the design process.In this challenge, the shape of the object is predetermined by an original form (an archetype), in this case, the renowned Constanza lampshade, produced by the Italian brand Luceplan. The poetic dimension is induced by the attempt of translating the patterns of animal mating rituals described in the taxonomy into the characteristics of the biomaterial. The final objective was for the participants to express themselves through the physical dimension (texture, opacity, smell, touch, taste, bias) of created materials, inspired by animal behaviours, and use it to create the reinterpretation of the pre-existing form of the Constanza lampshade.After explaining the workshop methodology, the article presents the main ideas generated. Selected behaviours and the way of their application, composition of the created biomaterials used to materialize the ideas, as well as the final outcomes are described.An important part of the article is the report on the failed attempts of creating the materials and constructing the lampshades, their causes and the impact on the whole process.In the future, further evaluation and development of the proposed approach are anticipated, through the described workshops in different social and geographic contexts. It is awaited the possible creation of collections of other design classics lampshades, based on distinct triggers, for example on endogenous resources, emphasizing different ways how nature can influence design.
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