Sexual conflict in Zeus bugs

Aggregation and mating success of Capnodis tenebrionis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)

Carmelo Peter Bonsignore, Theresa Melanie Jones

2014-04-01

An understanding of the relative importance of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in determining the potential distribution and matin..

Promiscuous words

Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones, Kathryn B McNamara

2013-11-08

Promiscuity is frequently used to describe animal mating behaviour, and especially to describe multiple mating by females. Yet thi..

A female preference for experienced males in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Julia L McKenzie, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2012-08-01

Male mating status can affect female reproductive output if male ejaculate investment declines over consecutive matings. According..

Size-assortative pairing across three developmental stages in the Zeus bug, Phoreticovelia disparata

Theresa M Jones, Goran Arnqvist, Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar

2012-07-01

The mechanisms underlying size-assortative pairing have received considerable attention. Typically, pairing is assumed to occur at..

The role of chemical communication in sexual selection: hair-pencil displays in the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella

Lauren C Davie, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

2010-02-01

Theory suggests that if secondary sexual characteristics (or signals) are costly and females choose between mating partners, males..

Adult Responses to Larval Population Size in the Almond Moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2010-01-01

Juvenile population size may affect the potential for future mating opportunities and therefore potentially sperm competition; thi..

Extreme cost of male riding behaviour for juvenile females of the Zeus bug

Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar, Goran Arnqvist

2010-01-01

Precopulatory male mate guarding is predicted to occur close to the female's fertile period. However, in many species mate guardin..

Large spermatophores reduce female receptivity and increase male paternity success in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2009-04-01

The size of a male's reproductive investment may have profound consequences for female mating frequency and male fitness. Male eja..

Seminal compounds, female receptivity and fitness in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2008-09-01

Seminal compounds variously affect female receptivity, fitness and longevity. Typically, they are delivered simultaneously with sp..

Sperm quantity explains age-related variation in fertilization success in the hide beetle

Joshua M Hale, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2008-08-01

Age-related variation in sperm quality and quantity may have a dramatic impact on female fecundity and fertilization success. Desp..

A longevity cost of re-mating but no benefits of polyandry in the almond moth, Cadra cautella

Kathryn B McNamara, Mark A Elgar, Theresa M Jones

2008-07-01

Species where most but not all females mate monandrously can provide insight into the potential factors both promoting and restric..

Male insemination decisions and sperm quality influence paternity in the golden orb-weaving spider

Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

2008-03-01

In polyandrous species, paternity may be influenced by the timing and frequency of mating. Female spiders possess 2 genital openin..

No cost of male mating experience on female reproductive success in the almond moth, Cadra cautella (Lepidoptera; Pyralidae)

Kathryn B McNamara, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar

2007-06-01

Male copulation experience may have a profound impact on female reproductive success if male reproductive investment declines over..