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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 267, 期 1452, 页码 1547-1553出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1177
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male dimorphism; sperm competition; Onthophagus; paternity
Alternative mating tactics can generate asymmetry in the sperm competition risk between males within species. Theory predicts that adaptations to sperm competition should arise in males facing the greater risk. This prediction is met in the dung beetle Onthophagus binodis where minor males which sneak copulations had a greater expenditure on the ejaculate. In its congener Onthophagus taurus there is a reduced asymmetry in sperm competition risk such that both tactics have equal ejaculate expenditure. We used the irradiated male technique to test,whether adaptations to sperm competition in minor males result ill higher paternity. We found that for both species, on average, each of two males gained equal numbers of fertilizations, confirming thr assumption that sperm compete in a raffle. There were no differences in the sperm competition success of major and minor males in O. taurus as predicted from their equal expenditure on their ejaculate. Contrary to expectations, there were also no differences in fertilization success between the male tactics in O. binodis. Thus, in O. binodis minor males must expend more on their ejaculate in order to obtain the same fertilization gains as major males.
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