Mating Preference, Animal
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Naloxone, but not flupenthixol, disrupts the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat.

29 Sep 2009 Male rats display a conditioned preference to ejaculate with a female bearing an odor paired previously with copulation to ejaculation. The present study examined the role of endogenous opioid and dopamine systems in this preference. Male rats ... Read more...

Chemical polymorphism and chemosensory recognition between Iberolacerta monticola lizard color morphs.

29 Sep 2009 In the lizard Iberolacerta monticola, there are 2 discrete color morphs ("blue" vs. "green") that seem to have alternative reproductive strategies. Because scent marking of territories and chemoreception are important in social organization of these ... Read more...

Genetic determinants of mate recognition in Brachionus manjavacas (Rotifera).

7 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Mate choice is of central importance to most animals, influencing population structure, speciation, and ultimately the survival of a species. Mating behavior of male brachionid rotifers is triggered by the product of a chemosensory gene, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mating Preference, Animal'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Naloxone, but not flupenthixol, disrupts the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat. 29 Sep 2009
• Chemical polymorphism and chemosensory recognition between Iberolacerta monticola lizard color morphs. 29 Sep 2009
• Genetic determinants of mate recognition in Brachionus manjavacas (Rotifera). 7 Sep 2009
• Character displacement: ecological and reproductive responses to a common evolutionary problem. 30 Aug 2009
• A phylogenetic test of the size-advantage model: evolutionary changes in mating behavior influence the loss of sex change in a fish lineage. 30 Aug 2009
• Sexual conflict and sex allocation. 17 Aug 2009
• Rapid evolution of sex pheromone-producing enzyme expression in Drosophila. 2 Aug 2009
• Are adaptation costs necessary to build up a local adaptation pattern? Aug 2009
• Song competition changes the brain and behavior of a male songbird. 30 Jul 2009
• Complexity and context of MHC-correlated mating preferences in wild populations. 30 Jul 2009
• Difference in plumage color used in species recognition between incipient species is linked to a single amino acid substitution in the melanocortin-1 receptor. 30 Jul 2009
• Sexual selection on cuticular hydrocarbons in the Australian field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus. 11 Jul 2009
• Mate finding in the parasitic wasp Cephalonomia tarsalis (Ashmead): more than one way to a female's heart. 7 Jul 2009
• Influence of sexual selection and feeding functional morphology on diversification rate of parrotfishes (Scaridae). 6 Jul 2009
• The conditional economics of sexual conflict. 30 Jun 2009
• Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) males exposed to an endocrine disrupting chemical fail in nest and mate competition. 30 Jun 2009
• Evidence that pairing with genetically similar mates is maladaptive in a monogamous bird. 28 Jun 2009
• Cool sex? Hibernation and reproduction overlap in the echidna. 27 Jun 2009
• Population genetic patterns suggest a behavioural change in wild common frogs (Rana temporaria) following disease outbreaks (Ranavirus). 27 Jun 2009
• Postmating sexual selection favors males that sire offspring with low fitness. 24 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Mating Preference, Animal'

Definition: The selection or choice of sexual partner in animals. Often this reproductive preference is based on traits in the potential mate, such as coloration, size, or behavioral boldness. If the chosen ones are genetically different from the rejected ones, then NATURAL SELECTION is occurring.

Descriptor UI: D052586

Alternative terms: Mating Preference, Animal; Animal Mating Preference; Sexual Selection, Animal; Animal Sexual Selection;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.113.252.748.300;

History Note: 2007