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Traumatic insemination and sexual conflict in the bed bug Cimex lectularius
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The bed bug, Cimex lectularius , has a unique mode of copulation termed “traumatic” insemination [Carayon, J. (1966) in Monograph of the Cimicidae , ed. Usinger, R. (Entomol. Soc. Am., Philadelphia), pp. 81–167] during which the male pierces the female's abdominal wall with his external genitalia and inseminates into her body cavity [Carayon, J. (1966) in Monograph of the Cimicidae , ed. Usinger, R. (Entomol. Soc. Am., Philadelphia), pp. 81–167]. Under controlled natural conditions, traumatic insemination was frequent and temporally restricted. We show for the first time, to our knowledge, that traumatic insemination results in ( i ) last-male sperm precedence, ( ii ) suboptimal remating frequencies for the maintenance of female fertility, and ( iii ) reduced longevity and reproductive success in females. Experimental females did not receive indirect benefits from multiple mating. We conclude that traumatic insemination is probably a coercive male copulatory strategy that results in a sexual conflict of interests.
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- Authors
- Stutt, A. D., & Siva-Jothy, M. T.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2001-05
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 5683-5687
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W1972988149
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- 348
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 10.60
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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