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Sexual receptivity in insects.

J Ringo1

  • 1Department of Zoology, University of Maine, Orono 04469, USA.

Annual Review of Entomology
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Female insects actively control reproduction through sexual receptivity, influenced by diet, hormones, and mating history. Genetic factors and mutations can significantly impact this crucial reproductive behavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Biology
  • Insect Behavior
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Sexual receptivity is a key female behavior in reproduction, allowing fertilization.
  • Females actively participate in reproduction by signaling receptivity or unreceptivity.
  • Insect receptivity patterns include cyclic, brief, and continuous mating periods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the diverse factors influencing female sexual receptivity in insects.
  • To understand the ontogenetic patterns and regulation of insect mating behavior.
  • To investigate the genetic basis and variations in female receptivity and remating.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on insect sexual receptivity.
  • Analysis of factors affecting primary receptivity (diet, hormones, ovarian development).
  • Examination of mechanisms inhibiting remating in cyclic species (copulation, stored sperm, seminal factors).

Main Results:

  • Primary receptivity is modulated by diet, ovarian development, and juvenile hormone.
  • Remating inhibition in cyclic species involves copulation, eggs, stored sperm, and male seminal peptides.
  • Significant genetic variation exists for receptivity and remating speed; mutations can impair receptivity and sensory function.

Conclusions:

  • Female insect sexual receptivity is a complex trait regulated by multiple internal and external cues.
  • Genetic variation plays a substantial role in determining receptivity and remating patterns.
  • Mutations affecting sensory functions can negatively impact female receptivity, highlighting the interplay between behavior and physiology.

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