Pesticides Affect the Mating Behavior of Rabidosa Rabida (Araneae, Lycosidae).
The Journal of Arachnology 2006, May, 34, 2
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ABSTRACT. The effects of exposure to a single sublethal dose of the pesticide malathion on the courtship and mating behavior of the lycosid, Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer 1837) is explored. Animals were tested in combinations where one or both sexes were exposed to the insecticide. The data indicate that while there was no effect on the patterning of courtship behavior, control males initiated courtship more rapidly than dosed animals. Mating behavior was severely disrupted and resulted in most dosed males being killed by females without achieving copulation. Keywords: Malathion, courtship, reproductive behavior, insecticide
GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
2006
1 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
10
Pages
PUBLISHER
The American Arachnological Society
PROVIDER INFO
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
170
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