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Title: 
Male and female interactions during courtship of the Neotropical damselfly Mnesarete pudica (Odonata: Calopterygidae)
Author(s): 
Institution: 
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
ISSN: 
0873-9749
Sponsorship: 
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Sponsorship Process Number: 
  • FAPESP: 04/09711-8
  • FAPESP: 09/53233-7
  • CNPq: 477349/2007-2
  • CNPq: 301652/2008-2
Abstract: 
The courtship behavior in calopterygid damselflies is well documented; however, the behavior of the large Neotropical genus Mnesarete is still unknown. Thus, here we present the first description of male-female interactions in Mnesarete pudica, a common damselfly in the Neotropical Savanna. The male-female interactions were composed of courtship displays, mounting, and chasing. The courtship behavior lasted 5.23 +/- 1.65 s and is very different from other calopterygids, consisting of hovering flights and the cross display made in front of females rather than on the oviposition site. The arrival and presence of females on a male territory are not sufficient to initiate sexual interactions; the male usually interacts with the female only after a patrolling flight. The females may present three distinct behaviors in response to male approach: (a) warding off signal (31.53%), (b) escape (28.83%), (c) and wing flipping (39.64%), which seems to stimulate male courtship. Females also may sit still, which induces males to react as if females were signaling they are willing to mate. In this paper, we also suggest that male courtship behavior is mediated by female signals.
Issue Date: 
1-Oct-2012
Citation: 
Acta Ethologica. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, v. 15, n. 2, p. 173-178, 2012.
Time Duration: 
173-178
Publisher: 
Springer Heidelberg
Keywords: 
  • Reproductive behavior
  • Mnesarete
  • Calopterygidae
  • Odonata
  • Mate choice
Source: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10211-012-0122-4
URI: 
Access Rights: 
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Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/6501
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