On Mate Choice in two Xerophilic Species of Land Snails, Brephulopsis cylindrica (Pulmonata, Enidae) and Xeropicta derbentina (Pulmonata, Hygromiidae)

The cases of assortative mating are known in varied species of Gastropoda, however it is unclear how widely distributed this reproductive strategy is across the class. The data concerning land snails (Stylommatophora) are especially contradictory. By using two model species of stylommatophoran mollu...

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Published in:Vestnik zoologii 2019-06, Vol.53 (3), p.237-244
Main Authors: Kramarenko, S. S., Kramarenko, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assortative mating
Body size
Copulation
Gastropoda
Marine molluscs
mate choice
Mate selection
Mating
Mollusks
Polymorphism
Pulmonata
Reproductive behaviour
Reproductive strategy
Sexual selection
Snails
Species
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Summary:The cases of assortative mating are known in varied species of Gastropoda, however it is unclear how widely distributed this reproductive strategy is across the class. The data concerning land snails (Stylommatophora) are especially contradictory. By using two model species of stylommatophoran mollusks, (Menke, 1828) and (Krynicki, 1836), we conducted a long-term observation of their copulatory behavior in Southern Ukraine. In , a clear pattern of the positive assortative mating with respect to body size was found, whereas assortative mating in relation to shell banding polymorphism was revealed in 2 cases out of 7. snails copulate with any available mate partner, regardless of its size.
ISSN:2073-2333
2707-725X
2073-2333
2707-7268
DOI:10.2478/vzoo-2019-0023