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Sperm Competition in Butterflies

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  • © 2016

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Authors:
  1. Mamoru Watanabe

    1. Conservation Ecology Lab, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

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  • Focuses on the important role of apyrene sperm in sperm competition
  • Serves as the first book dedicated to sperm competition in butterflies, covering topics such as sperm dimorphism, migration, and manipulation
  • Includes a review of butterfly mating processes and reproductive morphology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Ecological Research Monographs (ECOLOGICAL)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 1-5

  3. Historical Perspective

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 7-32

  4. Reproductive Anatomy

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 33-61

  5. Necessary Requirements for Oviposition

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 63-91

  6. Mating Conflict

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 93-120

  7. Avoidance of Sperm Competition in Males

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 121-133

  8. Sperm Manipulation in Females

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 135-156

  9. Apyrene Sperm as a Key Factor for Sperm Competition

    • Mamoru Watanabe
    Pages 157-167

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 169-174
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About this book

This book describes about 30 years of theoretical, empirical, and experimental work on butterfly sperm competition. It considers the reproductive morphology and sperm utilisation interests of males and females, which shape the mating tactics of each sex. Females of most butterfly species mate multiple times throughout their lives. The reasons are explored, as well as the numerous adaptations males have developed to prevent future mating and fertilisation by the sperm of other males. In particular, this volume focuses on the role of apyrene sperm. Eupyrene and apyrene sperm dimorphism is most likely a key factor in sperm competition, and the study in butterflies promotes understanding of sexual selection across animal species with sperm polymorphism. This book, describing the evolutionary causes and consequences of the sperm competition in butterflies, is a recommended read for students of behavioural ecology.

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“Sperm Competition in Butterflies provides a valuable analysis of the importance of apyrene and eupyrene sperm in sperm competition, listing the different theories of apyrene sperm functions, which is a key factor in the sexual behavior of organisms with sperm polymorphism.” (Gabriela Bentancur-Viglione, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (4), December, 2018)​

Authors and Affiliations

  • Conservation Ecology Lab, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Mamoru Watanabe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sperm Competition in Butterflies

  • Authors: Mamoru Watanabe

  • Series Title: Ecological Research Monographs

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55945-0

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55943-6Published: 15 January 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56733-2Published: 31 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55945-0Published: 06 January 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2191-0707

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-0715

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 174

  • Number of Illustrations: 53 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Animal Ecology, Entomology, Behavioral Sciences

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