Abstract The black-legged tick –sometimes referred to as the deer tick—Ixodes scapularis and the lone star tick Ambylomma americanum are sympatric species whose distributions overlap both geographically and ecologically. Each species vectors a …
Abstract Wing dimorphic insects are known to be a well-established model of the trade-off between flight capability and reproduction. Macropterous morph expends its energy for developing and maintaining the flight …
Abstract Among insects, males have evolved the ability to discriminate potential mates to avoid vain mating attempts. In Diptera, courtship and mating behaviors of species that do not discriminate potential …
Abstract The effects of mating experience on male mating behavior are mediated by four factors: mating cost, such as resource depletion, perception of mating opportunities, self-perception of attractiveness, and female …
