Scent of a Dragonfly: Sex Recognition in a Polymorphic Coenagrionid

In polymorphic damselflies discrimination of females from males is complex owing to the presence of androchrome and gynochrome females. To date there is no evidence that damselflies use sensory modalities other than vision (and tactile stimuli) in mate searching and sex recognition. The results of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-08, Vol.10 (8), p.e0136697-e0136697
Hauptverfasser:	Frati, Francesca, Piersanti, Silvana, Conti, Eric, Rebora, Manuela, Salerno, Gianandrea
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animals Anisoptera Antennae Aquatic insects Authorship Bioassays Chemical ecology Chemical stimuli Coenagrionidae Ecology Enallagma Female Females Hypotheses Ischnura elegans Libellula Libellulidae Male Males Mating behavior Medical care Odonata Odonata - genetics Odonata - physiology Odorants Odors Olfaction Olfactory discrimination learning Pheromones - chemistry Pheromones - genetics Polymorphism Preferences Quality management Recognition Sex Sexual Behavior, Animal - physiology Smell - genetics Smell - physiology Stimuli Tactile discrimination Tactile stimuli Zygoptera
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