COURTSHIP AND MATING-BEHAVIOR OF THE CHINESE PRAYING-MANTIS, TENODERA-ARIDIFOLIA-SINENSIS
COURTSHIP AND MATING-BEHAVIOR OF THE CHINESE PRAYING-MANTIS, TENODERA-ARIDIFOLIA-SINENSIS
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DOI：
10.1016/s0003-3472(87)80024-6
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发表时间：
1987-10-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
DAVIS, WJ
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作者：
LISKE, E;DAVIS, WJ
中国螳螂的求偶和交配行为是通过分析在一个封闭的、有照明的舞台上的成年螳螂的录像带来研究的。观察到三种求偶模式：(1)雄鸟在注视雌鸟的情况下接近雌鸟；(2)雄性从后面接近雌性；(3)雌性向雄性靠近。对于模式1（最常观察到的一种），雄性的求偶行为由11个独立的部分组成，这些部分在最终蜕皮后10天一起出现。男性性行为的成熟变化包括随着年龄的增长而减少进入性器官的时间。在性成熟的雄性中，这种进入时间的下降速度更快，这表明有实验成分。螳螂的同类相食行为与性行为没有因果关系，但与雌性饥饿时的性行为有关。在69个实验中，只有一个实验是雌性在入侵之前将雄性斩首。雄性和雌性的求偶表现可能起到减少求偶期间种内攻击的作用，从而减少同类相食的可能性。
The courtship and mating behaviour of the Chinese praying mantis was studied by analysing videotapes of adults in an enclosed, illuminated arena. Three courtship patterns were observed: (1) the male approached while in view of the female; (2) the male approached the female from behind; and (3) the female approached the male. For pattern 1 (the one most frequently observed), the courtship behaviour of the male consisted of 11 discrete components which emerged together 10 days after the final moult. Maturational changes in the male''s sexual behaviour included a decline in the time to intromission with increasing age. This decline in time to intromission was faster in sexually mature males, indicating an experimental component. Cannibalism in the mantis was not causally associated with sexual behaviour, but occurred in association with sexual behavior when females were hungry. Decapitation of the male by the female preceded intromission in only one 69 experiments. The courtship displays of the male and female may play the role of reducing intraspecific aggression during courtship and thus reducing the likelihood of cannibalism.