Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates

Mate choice for novel partners should evolve when remating with males of varying genetic quality provides females with fitness enhancing benefits. We investigated sequential mate choice for same or novel mating partners in females of the cellar spider Pholcus phalangioides (Pholcidae) to understand...

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Autores: Mestre, Laia, Rodríguez Teijeiro, José Domingo, Tuni, Cristina
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Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
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Palavra-chave:Aranyes
Araneids
Reproducció
Spiders
Orb weavers
Reproduction
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spelling Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous matesMestre, LaiaRodríguez Teijeiro, José DomingoTuni, CristinaAranyesAraneidsReproduccióSpidersOrb weaversReproductionMate choice for novel partners should evolve when remating with males of varying genetic quality provides females with fitness enhancing benefits. We investigated sequential mate choice for same or novel mating partners in females of the cellar spider Pholcus phalangioides (Pholcidae) to understand what drives female remating in this system. Pholcus phalan- gioides females are moderately polyandrous and show reluctance to remating, but double-mated females benefit from a higher oviposition probability compared to single-mated females. We exposed mated females to either their former (same male) or a novel mating partner and assessed mating success together with courtship and copulatory behaviours in both sexes. We found clear evidence for mate discrimination: females experienced three fold higher remating probabilities with novel males, being more often aggressive towards former males and accepting novel males faster in the second than in the first mating trial. The preference for novel males suggests that remating is driven by benefits derived from multiple partners. The low remating rates and the strong last male sperm precedence in this system suggest that mating with novel partners that represent alternative genotypes may be a means for selecting against a former mate of lower quality.Wiley2015201620152015info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion8 p.application/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/67343Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.12414Ethology, 2015, vol. 121, p. 994-1001http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.12414(c) Blackwell Verlag GmbH, 2015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/673432026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
title Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
spellingShingle Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
Mestre, Laia
Aranyes
Araneids
Reproducció
Spiders
Orb weavers
Reproduction
title_short Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
title_full Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
title_fullStr Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
title_full_unstemmed Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
title_sort Females of the cellar spider discriminate against previous mates
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mestre, Laia
Rodríguez Teijeiro, José Domingo
Tuni, Cristina
author Mestre, Laia
author_facet Mestre, Laia
Rodríguez Teijeiro, José Domingo
Tuni, Cristina
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez Teijeiro, José Domingo
Tuni, Cristina
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aranyes
Araneids
Reproducció
Spiders
Orb weavers
Reproduction
topic Aranyes
Araneids
Reproducció
Spiders
Orb weavers
Reproduction
description Mate choice for novel partners should evolve when remating with males of varying genetic quality provides females with fitness enhancing benefits. We investigated sequential mate choice for same or novel mating partners in females of the cellar spider Pholcus phalangioides (Pholcidae) to understand what drives female remating in this system. Pholcus phalan- gioides females are moderately polyandrous and show reluctance to remating, but double-mated females benefit from a higher oviposition probability compared to single-mated females. We exposed mated females to either their former (same male) or a novel mating partner and assessed mating success together with courtship and copulatory behaviours in both sexes. We found clear evidence for mate discrimination: females experienced three fold higher remating probabilities with novel males, being more often aggressive towards former males and accepting novel males faster in the second than in the first mating trial. The preference for novel males suggests that remating is driven by benefits derived from multiple partners. The low remating rates and the strong last male sperm precedence in this system suggest that mating with novel partners that represent alternative genotypes may be a means for selecting against a former mate of lower quality.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.12414
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