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| TAPIA,CAROLA; PARRA,LEONARDO; PACHECO,BETANIA; PALMA,RUBÉN; GAJARDO,GONZALO; QUIROZ,ANDRÉS. |
| Two behavioral experiments were performed to test that A. franciscana shows specific courtship patterns, which in part, would be governed by semiochemicals released by females. The courtship ethogram, based on 30 adult virgin pairs (1 female v/s 1 male) individually video recorded for 1 hour, revealed that males display four independent activity patterns: 1) approach and touch, 2) swim behind, 3) riding attempt, and 4) riding success. The analysis of the transitions among the observed patterns suggested two ways to achieve riding success, both requiring female touch. In one, males approach and touch females followed by riding attempt (27% probability of occurrence), but if the latter fails, males start over from approach and touch (23% probability of... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382015000200005 |
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