Animal Behavior & CognitionEthologyPeer-reviewed
Long mounting with repeated copulations in Zygogramma bicolorata: A test of adaptive significance of a curious mating behaviour
Rabi Sankar Pal, Anirban Bhowmick, Kunmun Naik, Bodhisatta Nandy
This study investigates the adaptive significance of long copulations in Zygogramma bicolorata, finding that repeated copulations and leg rubbing behavior influence female remating and may serve as mate guarding.
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