MATE CHOICE IN TREE CRICKETS AND THEIR KIN

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1999
Authors:Brown
Nyckelord:courtship feeding, Female choice, Gryllidae, Orthoptera, sexual selection
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Mate choice theory has become a major field of research in behavioral ecology. Tree crickets provide excellent opportunities for studying the diversity and variability of mate choice. The evidence for female mate choice in tree crickets is reviewed, and broad comparisons with other orthopteran groups are made. The evidence shows that female choice may occur during several different stages of mating and may target several different criteria. Song preferences are perhaps dominated by stabilizing preferences for the cues of species recognition, but there is a growing body of evidence for directional preferences based on sensory biases or mate quality. Mate rejection during courtship and forms of postcopulatory choice may favor males, based both on phenotypic quality and on the amount of nutritious courtship gifts they provide, and may differ with the value of mating incentives. Understanding the balance and trade-offs between different forms of mate choice may help in understanding their evolutionary causes.

URL:http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.371
DOI:10.1146/annurev.ento.44.1.371
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