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Age-based mate choice in the monandrous fruit fly Drosophila subobscura
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It is suggested that age-based preference by females can be consistent across populations with very different environments, even when those populations differ in other key mating-related traits such as offspring production and copulation duration.About:
This article is published in Animal Behaviour.The article was published on 2015-04-01. It has received 24 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mating system & Mate choice.read more
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Female Age Determines Remating Behavior in Wild Mexican Fruit Flies: Abraham et al.: Age Effects on Female Remating in A. ludens
TL;DR: It is shown in wild flies of the Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens (Loew), that when females were given a choice between males of different ages, younger females preferred to mate with younger males over older males, while older females were less selective.
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Mating senescence and male reproductive organ size in the Mexican fruit fly
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether ageing influences the mating frequency of mass-reared fertile and sterile Mexican fruit flies Anastrepha ludens (Loew), and determined the ability of males of different ages to inhibit female remating.
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Strong hybrid male incompatibilities impede the spread of a selfish chromosome between populations of a fly
TL;DR: It is shown that SRs has remained at a constant frequency in North Africa, and failed to spread in Spain, and the source of the stepped frequency variation is genetic incompatibility between the SRs chromosome and the genetic backgrounds of the adjacent population, preventing SRs spreading northward.
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An experimental test to separate the effects of male age and mating history on female mate choice
TL;DR: Test if experimentally induced variation in the mating history of old and young males (12-week difference in postmaturity age) affects female choice in the eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki), and female mating status did not affect her choice of mate.
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The ability to gain matings, not sperm competition, reduces the success of males carrying a selfish genetic element in a fly
TL;DR: Testing the fruit fly Drosophila subobscura found some evidence that males that carry SRs are slightly less successful at gaining matings in noncompetitive situations, showing that polyandry does not necessarily evolve in response to the presence of harmful X chromosome drive.
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Cost of mating in Drosophila melanogaster females is mediated by male accessory gland products
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Can older males deliver the good genes
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TL;DR: The evolution of mating preferences based on age, and in the relationship between longevity and fitness, are investigated to highlight the importance of understanding sexual selection from a life-history perspective.