Unexpected absence of behavioural differences between female damselfly colour morphs

被引:11
作者
Iserbyt, Arne [1 ]
Van Gossum, Hans [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecol Grp, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
关键词
colour polymorphism; density dependence; frequency dependence; male mimicry; Nehalennia irene; Odonata; refusal display; NEHALENNIA IRENE HAGEN; MALE MATING HARASSMENT; EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS; LIMITED POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL CONFLICT; MALE MIMICRY; FREQUENCY; DENSITY; COENAGRIONIDAE; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.09.031
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Males are often selected for higher mating rates than females. As a consequence of this sexual conflict, unreceptive females may suffer fitness costs from excessive male sexual harassment. In a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species, multiple female morphs coexist in natural populations which have been observed to differ in body colour, in behaviour and also in the amount of male harassment received. However, the degree of harassment on a female morph may depend on the frequency and density of males and female morphs in the population. We quantified harassment rate and subsequent refusal behaviour of males and female morphs of the polymorphic damselfly Nehalennia irene. Unexpectedly and contrary to previous work, female morphs received similar amounts of male harassment and showed mostly the same behaviour. We discuss why differences in morph behaviours may be lacking and how this compares to contemporary explanations for the maintenance and evolution of female-limited polymorphisms. (C) 2009 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1463 / 1469
页数:7
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