The effect of B chromosomes on mating success of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
The effect of B chromosomes on mating success of the grasshopper Eyprepocnemis plorans
Tags: Chromosomal drive, Ecology, Other arthropodsMartin, SA, P.; HenriquesGil, N., Genetica, 97:197-203. 1996.
The mating ability of E. plorans was tested in laboratory conditions in six experimental units composed of ten males and fifteen females during 31 days. When significant differences were found (three from the six cages, and in totals) they involved a decrease of matings involving males with B chromosomes. The same tendency seems to exist in females, but to a lesser extent, so that a significant effect is only detected when the totals are considered. Accessory chromosomes also delay, in both sexes, the occurrence of the first mating. No mating preferences depending on the number of Bs were detected.
