COURTING BEHAVIOR IN A SYNCHRONOUSLY FLASHING, AGGREGATIVE FIREFLY, PTEROPTYX-TENER
COURTING BEHAVIOR IN A SYNCHRONOUSLY FLASHING, AGGREGATIVE FIREFLY, PTEROPTYX-TENER
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DOI：
10.2307/1540827
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发表时间：
1980-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
CASE, JF
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作者：
CASE, JF
用弱光录像分析了同步闪光的马来西亚种P. tener萤火虫的展示、求偶和交配行为。在各种条件下，雄性会与其他雄性同步闪现。求偶的雄蝶栖息在雌蝶的背上，抱住腹部，将灯笼直接射入雌蝶的眼睛。典型的闪电交换发生在交配前。结合同步闪变的演化理论和自适应意义，讨论了这些行为的意义。
Display, courting and mating behavior of a synchronously flashing firefly, the Malaysian species P. tener, were analyzed by low light level video. Males flash synchronously with other males under a variety of conditions. The courting male perches on the back of the female and holds his abdomen so as to discharge the lantern directly into her eyes. Characteristic flash exchanges occur before copulation. The significance of these behaviors is discussed in relation to theories of the evolution and adaptive significance of synchronous flashing.