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Reproductive Behavior and Stridulatory Communication in Sternochetus mangiferae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cryptorhynchinae)
Sternochetus mangiferae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is an important pest of mango trees around the world. This work aimed to investigate the...
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Gray Whale Sex, Reproductive Behavior, and Social Strategies
Gray whale sexual behavior and copulation are observed throughout their range. The most prominent period for reproductive behavior is during the...
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Reproductive behavior analysis in the annual killifish Austrolebias nigripinnis (Regan, 1912) (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)
Annual killifish have an annual life cycle unique among vertebrates. Adults lay desiccation-resistant eggs in the soil of the temporary pools they...
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Seasonal shift in diet affects female reproductive anatomy but not mating behavior
Females experience considerable environmental variability when breeding seasons are long. Adverse nutritional conditions can result in a reduction in...
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Sexual Behavior and Reproductive Success of Guppy Poecillia reticulata (Poeciliidae) at a Constant Temperature and in the Temperature Gradient Field
AbstractThe sexual behavior of males and the reproductive success of the guppy Poecilia reticulata were studied under experimental conditions in a...
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Reproductive behavior and alternative reproductive strategy in the deep-sea snailfish, Careproctus pellucidus
The reproductive biology of deep-sea fishes is largely unknown because of the difficulty of behavioral observations in this environment. In this...
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Interaction between vasotocin and gonadal hormones in the regulation of reproductive behavior in a cichlid fish
Vasotocin (VT) has been associated with the regulation of different aspects of social behavior (e.g., mating and aggression). Given the fact that...
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Reproductive behavior, seasonality, and distribution of three devil ray species (Mobula mobular, M. thurstoni, and M. munkiana) in the Southern Gulf of California, Mexico
We examined the reproductive behavior (courtship and mating), seasonality and its distribution in three Mobula species, spinetail, bentfin, and...
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Effects of Assisted Reproductive Technologies on Social Behavior of BTBR Mice, a Model of Autism Spectrum Disorders
AbstractThis work is the first attempt to study the effect of such an assisted reproductive technology (ART) as in vitro culture of preimplantation...
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Reproductive behavior of an endangered Himalayan medicinal herb Trillium govanianum Wall. ex D. Don
The present study provides insights on the reproductive behavior of an important alpine medicinal herb, Trillium govanianum which is found growing in...
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Reproductive ecology of treefrogs: egg size promotes reproductive effort differences between females
Reproductive patterns observed in organisms are direct outcomes of the interaction among parameters such as phylogeny, body size, and environmental...
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Reproductive Behavior of Forficula vicaria Semenov, 1902 (Dermaptera, Forficulidae)
AbstractData on reproduction of the earwig Forficula vicaria Semenov (Dermaptera, Forficulidae) in Primorskii Territory of Russia are presented. The...
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Interspecific Comparison of Reproductive Strategies
Knowledge of cetacean life history, morphologyMorphology, and social behavior provides clues to the niche-specific adaptations that have evolved to...
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Insects of Reproductive Structures
The insects that feed on reproductive structures of forest trees are not only economically important, they are fascinating examples of the ability of...
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Deletion of neural estrogen receptor alpha induces sex differential effects on reproductive behavior in mice
Estrogen receptor (ER) α is involved in several estrogen-modulated neural and peripheral functions. To determine its role in the expression of female...
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Histological Changes in the Male Reproductive System During the Annual Reproductive Cycle
Abundant evidence obtained during more than four decades of research has demonstrated that adult male plains vizcacha who inhabit west-central...
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Reproductive Tactics in Baleen Whales
While a variety of reproductive tactics are readily witnessed in odontocetes, such behaviors can be far more elusive in baleen whales and in some...
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Reproductive behavior of endangered spined loach Cobitis magnostriata in the field
Spined loaches, Cobitis spp., have been studied in broad fields of research. Particularly, this taxon has attracted attention because of sexual...
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Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology of Owl Monkeys
This chapter reviews and synthesizes research on hormonal correlates of sexual maturation and adult reproductive function in owl monkeys and how...
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Reproductive Behavior of Male Sea Otters
The reproductive system of sea otters is resource defense polygyny in which males defend territories containing resources that attract females. As a...