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Observing Different Mating Tactics in the Japanese Scorpionfly

June 29, 2022

Release Subtitle:
Researchers find that scorpionflies from different locations use varying mating and courtship tactics

Release Summary Text:
Alternative mating strategies of the Japanese scorpionfly have been studied sparingly over the years, primarily focusing on individual populations. Now, two scientists from Okayama University compare the mating habits of male Japanese scorpionflies from two locations—Aichi and Okayama—and reveal that the weaker males of these regional populations adopt distinctly different mating tactics to attract female scorpionflies after losing to the stronger males, possibly indicating a genetic influence in their mating behavior.


Full text of release:
http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/eng/research_highlights/index_id163.html

Release URL:
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/957073

Reference:
Differences in mating tactics performed by males of two local populations of the Japanese scorpionfly Panorpa japonica
Journal: Journal of Ethology
DOI:10.1007/s10164-022-00753-2

Contact Person:Ryo Ishihara
Dr. Ryo Ishihara is a Fellow of the Special Educational and Research Fellowship and is affiliated to the School of Agriculture at the Okayama University in Japan. He has a total of eight publications to his name with his primary focus being ethology and animal behavior. His most recent works include mating tactics of scorpionfly, death feigning in beetles, and swarming behavior of mayfly.