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Courtship Behaviour of Nasonia Vitripennis (Hym.: Pteromalidae): Observations and Experiments On Male Readiness To Assume Copulatory Behaviour

Courtship Behaviour of Nasonia Vitripennis (Hym.: Pteromalidae): Observations and Experiments On... COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF NASONIA VITRIPENNIS (HYM.: PTEROMALIDAE): OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON MALE READINESS TO ASSUME COPULATORY BEHAVIOUR by J. VAN DEN ASSEM 1) and C. VERNEL (Department of Zoology, University of Leiden, the Netherlands) (With 6 Figures and 1 Plate) (Acc. 1-IX-1978) INTRODUCTION The chalcidoid wasp Nasonicz (= Morrvconiella) vitripennis (Walker) is a common parasite of the pupae of cyclorrhaphous flies. The wasps are easily propagated in the laboratory, and in many respects they have proved to be excellent subjects for experimentation. The animals' small size (2-3 mm) is a minor handicap. The species has a distinct courtship which has been des- cribed by BARRASS (1060) and MiLLER & TsAO ( 1974) . The courtship display provides good opportunities for causal and functional analyses. A sequence of Nasonia courtship starts with the male mounting the female and ends with the male backing up on the female to establish genital contact (receptive female), or with the male dismounting after some time (unreceptive female). During courtship the male performs several stereotyped movements, the elements of his display. These movements appear to have rigid temporal relationships. Those groups of movements which are closely related in time, and which are repeated at http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Courtship Behaviour of Nasonia Vitripennis (Hym.: Pteromalidae): Observations and Experiments On Male Readiness To Assume Copulatory Behaviour

Vernel, C.; Van Den Assem, J.
Behaviour , Volume 68 (1-2): 118 – Jan 1, 1979
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© 1979 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0005-7959
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10.1163/156853979X00278
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COURTSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF NASONIA VITRIPENNIS (HYM.: PTEROMALIDAE): OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIMENTS ON MALE READINESS TO ASSUME COPULATORY BEHAVIOUR by J. VAN DEN ASSEM 1) and C. VERNEL (Department of Zoology, University of Leiden, the Netherlands) (With 6 Figures and 1 Plate) (Acc. 1-IX-1978) INTRODUCTION The chalcidoid wasp Nasonicz (= Morrvconiella) vitripennis (Walker) is a common parasite of the pupae of cyclorrhaphous flies. The wasps are easily propagated in the laboratory, and in many respects they have proved to be excellent subjects for experimentation. The animals' small size (2-3 mm) is a minor handicap. The species has a distinct courtship which has been des- cribed by BARRASS (1060) and MiLLER & TsAO ( 1974) . The courtship display provides good opportunities for causal and functional analyses. A sequence of Nasonia courtship starts with the male mounting the female and ends with the male backing up on the female to establish genital contact (receptive female), or with the male dismounting after some time (unreceptive female). During courtship the male performs several stereotyped movements, the elements of his display. These movements appear to have rigid temporal relationships. Those groups of movements which are closely related in time, and which are repeated at

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Published: Jan 1, 1979

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