Changes in the behavior of the female short-tailed cricket,Anurogryllus muticus (De Geer) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) following mating |
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| Authors: | H-J Lee W Loher |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, California;(2) Department of Plant Pathology and Entomology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. |
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| Abstract: | InAnurogryllus muticus females, mating stimulates burrow construction, burrow provisioning, feeding, egg production, and egg-laying. Since mating often occurs before the ovaries are fully developed, the time span between mating and oviposition is used for increased food intake and the accumulation of nutrient reserves in the fatbody. Oviposition triggers maternal care of eggs and emerging hatchlings, and blocks egg consumption. Hatchling behavior is investigated. When hatchlings eat eggs, they prefer newly laid over older, embryonic eggs. |
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| Keywords: | Anurogryllus muticus mating burrow-making food consumption oviposition brood care hatchling behavior |
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