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Manno, Theodore G. Dobson F. Stephen. "Mating behavior of Columbian ground squirrels." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SUMMER/Biological_Sciences/Dissertation/Manno_Theodore_16.pdf.

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Huddleston, Gloria Gradine. "Steroid Sensitive Neurons and Male Rat Mating Behavior." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2006. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/biology_diss/12.

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Male rat mating is a suite of individual behaviors mediated by the actions of two metabolites of testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and estradiol (E2), on the brain. Individually, neither metabolite fully maintains or restores mating in castrated males, but both combined are as effective as T. Two hormone-responsive areas of the brain, the medial preoptic area (MPO) and the medial amygdala (MEA), are crucial for mating. These studies ask: by what mechanism(s) does E2 act in the MPO and MEA? We blocked the conversion of T to E2 in the MEA of intact male rats and sexual behavior was not

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Jones, Kelly Marie. "Mating behavior of two populations of Drosophila melanogaster." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2006. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0014268.

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Tan, Robin. "The Effect of Ovulation as a Male Mating Prime on Drinking and Other Mating Behaviors." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5138.

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A recent line of research grounded in evolutionary theory has shown that exposure to women's fertility cues affects men's mating cognition and behavior. This area of research has not yet been examined in relation to alcohol. As alcohol has also been shown to facilitate the formation of sexual connections for males, establishing the intersection between these two lines of research seems necessary to understand the impetus behind human behavior. Ninety-eight male participants were primed with either the scent of a fertile woman or the scent of nonfertile woman and then completed measures assessi

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Fleming, Melissa Anne. "The adaptive significance of multiple mating in female mink (Mustela vison) and its effects on the mating system \ by Melissa Anne Fleming." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9151.

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Jensen, Pamela C. "A molecular dissection of the mating system of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister (Brachyura:Cancridae), with observations on mating behavior /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/5397.

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Frichter, Susan E. "Influence of Male Mating Behavior on Wing Morphology in Brassolini Butterflies." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2012. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/honors_theses/11.

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The influence of male mating behavior on wing morphology in two genera of the tribe Brassolini, Caligo and Opsiphanes, was examined. This study consisted of fieldwork and laboratory components. During fieldwork, male and female butterflies from each genus were flown through a flight tunnel and recorded with a video camera for further analysis of flight speed in the laboratory. In addition, male and female butterflies were observed in their natural environment, and the differences in their mating and flight behavior were noted. In the laboratory, photographs of previously captured Brassolini bu

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Nordell, Shawn Elizabeth 1957. "The courtship and mating behavior of the round stingray, Urolophus halleri." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278149.

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Biting has been observed to be an important component of male mating behavior in several elasmobranch species. I observed male biting during courtship and mating in a population of Urolophus halleri, the round stingray, in the Sea of Cortez. Females allow males to bite the posterior and medial edge of their pectoral fin during courtship yet often appear to struggle to dislodge the male after they have been bitten. During mating the male bites the anterior edge of the females' pectoral fin and the female is passive. In response to this biting behavior females have relatively thicker discs than

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HASTINGS, PHILIP ALAN. "MATING SYSTEMS AND MATE CHOICE IN TUBE BLENNIES (BLENNIOIDEA: CHAENOPSIDAE) (GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MEXICO)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184062.

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The role of ecological factors and phylogenetic constraints in determining the mating system were examined for three species of chaenopsid blennies from the Gulf of California, Mexico. The mating system does not vary from resource defense polygyny, because of two phylogenetic constraints. First, the presence of demersal eggs and male defense of a spawning site preadapts males to parental care. Second, the microhabitat of vacant invertebrate tests, which serve as refuges and egg deposition sites, prohibits alternative male reproductive strategies, and ensures a role for epigamic selection. Fact

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Oliver, Colin Malcolm. "The role of the ram in the impala (Aepyceros melampus) mating system." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03292005-104752/.

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Wright, LaToya C. "A genetic and behavioral analysis of intraspecific variation in mating behavior of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)." Greensboro, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007. http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1406/umi-uncg-1406.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Oct. 18, 2007). Directed by Matina C. Kalcounis-Rüppell; submitted to the Dept. of Biology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-30).

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Johns, Julianna Leigh. "Coercive Male Mating Behavior in the Brush-Legged Wolf Spider Schizocosa Ocreata (Hentz)." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1196102632.

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Magyara, Nora, and University of Lethbridge Faculty of Arts and Science. "Multiple mating and female choice in Richardson's ground squirrels (Urocitellus Richardsonii)." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2009, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/1258.

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I studied the mating behaviour of Richardson’s ground squirrels (Urocitellus richardsonii) in 2007 and 2008, near Picture Butte, AB, Canada with the goals of evaluating multiple paternities within litters, sperm competition, and female mate choice. Eleven microsatellites and use of behavioural data to eliminate males who could not be putative sires based on their spatial and temporal remoteness from estrous females enabled exclusive assignment of paternity to 82.8% of 598 offspring with known maternity. The frequency of multiple paternities (26.4%, n=87 litters) in my population was lower than

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Sheridan, Claire Marie Avery Harold W. Spotila James R. "Mating system and dispersal patterns in the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/3323.

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Walls, Trinity. "Personality in the Brush-legged Wolf Spider:Behavioral Syndromes and their Effects on Mating Success in Schizocosa ocreata." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1544101158248781.

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Isvaran, Kavita. "The evolution of lekking insights from a species with a flexible mating system /." Connect to this title online, 2003. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0001062.

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Arcese, Peter. "Intrasexual competition, dispersal, territoriality and the mating system of the song sparrow on Mandarte Island, B.C." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28616.

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I consider the relationship between natal dispersal, the acquisition of breeding resources and the proximate maintenance of the mating system in a population of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) resident on Mandarte Island, B.C.. The general hypothesis tested was that intrasexual competition for the resources that limit reproduction in each sex is the main factor affecting patterns of natal dispersal, territory turnover and mating system organization. This study reveals differences in the competitive ability of individuals and the consequences of these for natal dispersal, territory acquisitio

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Tan, Robin. "The Effect of Androstenone as a Mating Prime on Drinking and Approach Behavior." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6963.

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Recent research has shown that sexual activity may be influenced by variables suggested by evolutionary theory, such as pheromonal cues. A recent study in our laboratory indicated that female pheromones influence men’s drinking and approach behavior based on hidden pathways of behavioral influence caused by chemosensory signals. The current study sought to examine whether a link exists between male pheromones and women’s drinking and approach behavior, through the use of a possible male sex pheromone called androstenone, and sought to examine this link within the context of a women’s ovulation

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Castro, Ana Mafalda Lopes Sardica Velez de. "Mexican gray wolf courtship and mating : behavior & basic endocrinology during breeding season." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/11368.

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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária<br>The Mexican gray wolf is the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. It is officially “endangered” and its survival relies on good captive management and breeding programs. The present study’s main purpose is behavior evaluation and hormonal profile assessment during proestrus and estrus, in this species. Behavioral data and feces were obtained during the breeding season at the Endangered Wolf Center, and analyzed at the Saint Louis Zoo. Several behaviors presented moderate correlations. Differences were found between the f

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Munroe, Karen Elizabeth. "The Socioecology, Mating System and Behavior of Round-Tailed Ground Squirrels (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/145437.

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Social organization of a species may impact behavior, reproductive ecology, mating system, population genetic structure and overall fitness. A spectrum of sociality exists from solitary individuals to aggregations to integrated, highly related groups. A large body of knowledge exists for sociality and life-history characteristics of ground-dwelling sciurids, including several overarching models to explain the evolution of sociality. These models predict round-tailed ground squirrels (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus) to be solitary based on small body size (~125g), relatively long period of activ

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Barbosa, Miguel. "Female mating decisions in the Trinidadian guppy, Poecilia reticulata." Thesis, St Andrews, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/767.

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Carsten, Conner Laura Diane. "The Role of Context in Investment into Reproductive Tissue and Implications for Mating." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195403.

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Reproductive traits are often thought of as fixed, genetically determined properties. However, such traits are often dynamic, exhibiting different expression patterns depending on context. Both internal state and external environment can have a strong effect on how traits are expressed. Variation in these factors across the lifetime of an individual should select for flexibility in trait expression, rather than fixation.My dissertation work examines how mating behavior and testes size respond to several previously unexplored contextual factors, using Rhagoletis juglandis, the walnut fly, as a

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Peare, Tigerin. "The conservation genetics of green turtles (Chelonia mydas): Consequences of philopatry and mating behavior /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487942476405333.

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Worden, Bradley Dean. "Female mating behavior in the Beetle Tenebrio Molitor : polyandry and parasite-mediated sexual selection /." The Ohio State University, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1488205318511058.

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Cooperman, Alison Fay. "Male secondary sexual traits and mating behavior in the species drosophila bipectinataduda (Diptera: Drosophilidae)." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc//view?acc_num=ucin1155750119.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Cincinnati, 2006.<br>Advisor: Dr. Michal Polak. Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Dec. 21, 2009). Includes abstract. Keywords: D. bipectinata; sexual selection; good genes. Includes bibliographical references.

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Smith, Diane Lauren. "Penguin parenting : assortative mating, nest attendance and sex-specific chick provisioning in the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019993.

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Animal behaviour is especially sensitive to environmental variability and prey availability during the breeding season, and this is particularly true for non-volant, central place foragers such as the endangered African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus). Individual sex and morphology, as well as the level of assortment within mated pairs can influence both the behaviour and the reproductive success of species exhibiting biparental care. This study made use of a large biometric database and nest attendance video footage to determine the influence of intrinsic (assortative mating, brood size and chi

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Yan, Zhun Xu Jianping. "Mating system and mitochondrial inheritance in a basidiomycete yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans." *McMaster only, 2006.

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Buckley, Benjamin James William. "Ranging behaviour of male orang-utans in an unfragmented Bornean habitat and implications for mating-system mechanics." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708701.

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Dunigan, Anna I. "Actions of Selective Estrogenic Drugs Implanted Into the Medial Amygdala on Male Rat Mating Behavior." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2012. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/biology_theses/36.

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Estrogen stimulation of the medial amygdala (MEA) of the brain promotes male rat mating behavior. However, selective stimulation of either of the estrogen receptor subtypes found in the MEA (ERα or ERβ) does not support mating behavior. We tested the hypothesis that dual stimulation of ERα and ERβ is required to activate estrogen-dependant neural circuits in the MEA responsible for mating by local treatment of MEA with a combination of selective estrogenic agonists: propyl pyrazole triol (PPT, an ERα agonist ) and diarylpropionitrile (DPN, an ERβ agonist) administered to castrated, DHT maintai

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Norton, Sephanie S. "MATING BEHAVIOR AND MATE PREFERENCE IN SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA WOLF SPIDERS: THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2001. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin998333694.

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Gibbs, Donald S. "Field and Laboratory Evidence of Pheromone Mediated Mating Behavior in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus." W&M ScholarWorks, 1996. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539617715.

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Moore, Owen R. "Ecological and behavioural correlates of extra-pair mating systems a comparison of tropical and temperate zone congeners /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ27365.pdf.

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Briggs, Venetia Samantha. "Sexual Selection and Larval Performance of Two Species of Red-Eyed Treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas and A. moreletii of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize." Scholarly Repository, 2007. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/3.

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In species where males do not provide immediate benefits to females in the form of resources or parental care to offspring, adaptive mate choice may be maintained by selection because preferred males sire offspring that are genetically superior. I test the hypothesis that female mating preferences result in enhanced performance of their larvae, owing to genetic variation among sires in two species of red-eyed treefrogs. This variation in males may be manifested as body size or in advertisement call parameters. I examined natural pairing patterns and found that both species display a size-bas

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Allen, Janelle Renée. "BIOGENIC AMINES AND THE MODULATION OF BEHAVIOR IN DOMINANT AND SUBORDINATE MALE CRICKETS (Acheta domesticus)." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1102705950.

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Casalini, Mara. "Male mating tactics in the rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus) and European bitterling (Rhodeus amarus)." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3447.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the basis to male mating decisions in two related species of bitterling: Rhodeus ocellatus and R. amarus. Bitterling have a resource-based mating system; females lay eggs in the gills of live freshwater mussels and males fertilize the eggs by releasing sperm into the inhalant syphon of the mussel. Male bitterling perform courtship behaviour and aggressively defend mussels in a territory from which they exclude other males. Using laboratory and field experiments it was shown that male aggressive behaviour is inherited through additive maternal genes. Mal

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Hoffmann, Frauke. "Mating behavior as non-invasive biomarker in Xenopus laevis for the assessment of endocrine disrupting compounds." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät I, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/16519.

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Hormonell wirksame Chemikalien, wie Pflanzenschutzmittel oder Pharmaka gelangen durch Abwässer in die Umwelt und akkumulieren vor allem in Oberflächengewässern. Ein erhöhtes Augenmerk liegt auf Substanzen, die durch (anti)androgene und (anti)östrogene Wirkungsweise die Reproduktion von Tieren und Menschen beeinträchtigen. Bei den bisherigen Nachweismethoden für diese Stoffe handelt es sich um invasive Methoden, die das Töten der Tiere beinhalten. Diesen Methoden mangelt es jedoch an der nötigen Sensitivität, um umweltrelevante Konzentrationen der endokrinen Disruptoren (EDs) nach Kurzzeitexpos

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Lu, Jiaqi. "The effect of sexual selection and mating on personality traits and behavior consistency of Callosobruchus maculatus." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-392202.

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Animals’ personality traits are defined as consistent behavior tendencies and the function of them in life-history strategy and reproductive success has been given a lot of explanations in a large amount of research. However, the behavior consistency of individuals in different sexes, mating status and selection regimes is rarely mentioned. In this research, we were interested in personality traits and their consistency in inter-individuals and intra-individuals, and proposed that with the removal of fecundity selection males would evolve to be more female-like and decrease their locomotor act

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Wagenknecht, Ronja. "Seeing Beyond Words : Animals teach us about our natural ability to lead." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-74635.

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Nonverbal communication in leadership is a phenomenon which is interesting to get a greater understanding of. Animals only communicate nonverbally and have strong leadership behaviours. Therefore, this study aim is to find out in what way nonverbal communication in leaders is still connected to animal roots and what the implications for modern life are. This study tries to give an overview of the phenomenon with a theoretical approach. Different point of views of nonverbal communication and animal behaviour in leaders have been discussed. A theoretical approach was suitable because of the abun

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Soukup, Sheryl Swartz Thompson Charles F. "Social mating system and realized reproductive success in house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) evidence from DNA fingerprinting /." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9633427.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1996.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed May 25, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Charles F. Thompson, Angelo P. Capparella (co-chairs), Steven A. Juliano, Anthony J. Otsuka, Scott K. Sakaluk, David F. Weber. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-84) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Tudor, M. Scarlett. "Mechanisms that drive variation in female mating preferences in Xiphophorus malinche." Ohio : Ohio University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1187025167.

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Burris, Zair P. "Larval Types, Courtship and Mating Behaviors, and the Costs Associated with Exclusive Male Parental Care in the Sea Spider Achelia Simplissima (Pycnogonida)." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10818.

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x, 97 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.<br>In all species of pycnogonids (sea spiders) males care exclusively for the offspring, making this group essential for studies on sex roles, sexual selection, and the evolution of parental investment. Unfortunately, little is known about pycnogonid mating patterns, larval development, or the costs associated with parental care. The mating habits of both male and female Achelia simplissima were studied experimentally and reveal that both sexes

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Al-Mohsen, Ibrahim. "Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) : the antennal gland and the role of pheromones in mating behaviour." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/1793.

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The freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man, 1879) is an important aquaculture species but one that has the disadvantage of heterogeneous individual growth (HIG) according to different morphotypes. Chemical cues, especially, pheromones, are one of the most important communication types between individual prawns, along with visual and tactile methods. Testing pheromones, whilst restricting other cues, may therefore lead to a better understanding of the influence of these communicatory compounds on the prawn reproductive process. The three principle objectives of this study were ther

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Agbali, Muna. "Female mating decisions in the rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus)." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/2104.

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The aim of this study was to obtain an understanding of the basis to female mating decisions in the Chinese rose bitterling (Rhodeus ocellatus). Bitterling have a resource-based mating system that involves the female laying her eggs inside the gills of a freshwater mussel. Male bitterling perform elaborate courtship behaviour and are territorial and aggressively guard mussels in their territory from other territory holders and non-territorial males. Using a series of laboratory experiments it was shown in this study that females were choosy over the males they mated with, but females were not

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Field, Kristin L. "Effects of sex ratio on ontogeny of sexual behavior and mating competence in male guppies, poecilia reticulata." The Ohio State University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1091578035.

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Cooperman, Alison Fay. "Male Secondary Sexual Traits And Mating Behavior in the Species Drosophila Bipectinata Duda (Diptera: Drosophilidae)." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155750119.

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Richardson, Robert Kent. "Ecomorphology and Mating Behavior of Two Species of Night-stalking Tiger Beetles, Omus audouini and O. dejeanii." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1021.

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Night-stalking tiger beetles (Cicindelinae: Omus) are among the least studied members of the highly diverse Carabid sub-family Cicindelinae, the tiger beetles. Despite populations of Omus being common in the forest floor habitats of the west coast of North America and their conspicuous predatory role within terrestrial arthropod communities, little is known about the biology and ecology of Omus. Field studies showed that two species of Omus existed in the forested areas of Powell Butte Nature Park, Portland, Oregon, USA: Omus audouiniand O. dejeanii. The co-occurrence of sympatric, and likely

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Pinzone, Cheryl Ann. "Geographic variation in post-mating immune gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4586.

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An organism's immune response may vary due to pathogen pressure in its environment, as well as due to interactions with other organisms. These factors, along with geographic rules (i.e. Gloger's rule) may influence the geographic distribution of the immune response within populations of a species. Here we use real-time quantitative PCR to measure the immune gene expression in six populations collected along the eastern U.S. of Drosophila melanogaster after mating. Antimicrobial genes did not show significant differences in expression due to location, whereas we did observe differences in anti-

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Belanger, Rachelle Marie. "An Interdisciplinary Investigation of the Role of Crayfish Major Chelae in the Discrimination of Conspecific Odours: from Morphology to Behaviour." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1182174766.

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Ford, Rebecah Eleanor. "Intersexual Conflict in Androdioecious Clam Shrimp Species: Do Androdioecious Hermaphrodites Evolve to Avoid Mating with Males?" University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1490045754202551.

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Williams, Kirsten Laurene. "The relationship between cheliped color and body size in female Callinectes sapidus and its role in reproductive behavior." Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1169.

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Many species use color during courtship displays, with the more colorful individuals often selected as potential mates. Female blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, display prominent red markings on their chelipeds, which is absent in males. I tested the hypothesis that females use this sexual dimorphism as an effective signal to potential mates. Body size was positively correlated with size of the colorful pattern on the crusher dactyl. Digital imaging techniques were used to examine and quantify a pattern of coloration in the female blue crab. Morphometric measurements were made using digital ima

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