Understand the examples of species with sex-role reversal.

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Nuptial gift in crickets: duormous are male
Understand the examples of
species with sex-role reversal.
Sex role reversal
In some empid fies, the
operational sex ratio is heavily
female biased, because most
males are off hunting for insect
prey that is used as a nuptial
gift When a male enters the
swarm with a nuptial gift. he may
find females advertising
themselves with unusually large
patterned wings, legs or
abdomen.
Is this always the case?
m
le diaclans
Sex role reversal
Sex role reversal
Pipefish males have a brood pouch in which
females lay their eggs. Provide nutnients and oxygen
for a clutch of eggs for several weeks (male
"pregnancy") Females compete formales. Males
how more interest in feeding thanin mating.
transfers to the female an
spermatophore (-24% of the male's body mass).
Males can only afford to mate orice.
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Transcribed Image Text:Nuptial gift in crickets: duormous are male Understand the examples of species with sex-role reversal. Sex role reversal In some empid fies, the operational sex ratio is heavily female biased, because most males are off hunting for insect prey that is used as a nuptial gift When a male enters the swarm with a nuptial gift. he may find females advertising themselves with unusually large patterned wings, legs or abdomen. Is this always the case? m le diaclans Sex role reversal Sex role reversal Pipefish males have a brood pouch in which females lay their eggs. Provide nutnients and oxygen for a clutch of eggs for several weeks (male "pregnancy") Females compete formales. Males how more interest in feeding thanin mating. transfers to the female an spermatophore (-24% of the male's body mass). Males can only afford to mate orice. qpa cs Scanned with CamScanner
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