Male mate choice in Allocosa alticeps (Araneae: Lycosidae), a sand-dwelling spider with sex role reversal

dc.creatorAisenberg Olivera, Anita Diana
dc.creatorGonzález Pérez, María de la Macarena
dc.date2011-12
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-30T23:57:28Z
dc.date.available2023-08-30T23:57:28Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/198446
dc.identifierAisenberg Olivera, Anita Diana; González Pérez, María de la Macarena; Male mate choice in Allocosa alticeps (Araneae: Lycosidae), a sand-dwelling spider with sex role reversal; American Arachnological Society; Journal of Arachnology; 39; 3; 12-2011; 444-448
dc.identifier0161-8202
dc.identifierCONICET Digital
dc.identifierCONICET
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8542955
dc.descriptionWhen males have high reproductive investment and female quality is variable, male assessment of sexual partners is expected. Allocosa alticeps (Mello-Leitão 1944) is a nocturnal wolf spider that shows a reversal in the sex roles and sexual size dimorphism usual in spiders. Females are the smaller, mobile sex, and they initiate courtship. Males construct burrows that serve as mating refuges and nests for female oviposition and cocoon care. In sex role reversed systems, male mate assessment is expected. Our objective was to test the occurrence of sequential male mate assessment based on female reproductive status and/or body characteristics in A. alticeps, discussing the results under sex role reversal hypotheses. We exposed males consecutively to virgin females and mated females and then recorded both courtship performance and mating occurrences relative to individuals' body characteristics. Virgin and mated females detected and entered male burrows in all the cases, and they were courted by males. However, copulations were more frequent with virgin females. The results suggest male mate selectivity in A. alticeps is based on female reproductive status. We discuss possible mechanisms underlying male mate choice in this species. © 2011 The American Arachnological Society.
dc.descriptionFil: Aisenberg Olivera, Anita Diana. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas "Clemente Estable"; Uruguay
dc.descriptionFil: González Pérez, María de la Macarena. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Cátedra de Diversidad Animal I; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Arachnological Society
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jstor.org/stable/23070791
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://bioone.org/journals/the-journal-of-arachnology/volume-39/issue-3
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1636/Hi11-23.1
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectMALE MATE ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectSAND DUNES
dc.subjectSEXUAL SELECTION
dc.subjectWOLF SPIDER
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.titleMale mate choice in Allocosa alticeps (Araneae: Lycosidae), a sand-dwelling spider with sex role reversal
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