Kaufman W R
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Parasitology. 2004;129 Suppl:S145-60. doi: 10.1017/s0031182004004846.
In this article I begin with a few current ideas on some physiological factors that influence mating choice in insects. Emphasis is placed on those proteins produced by the male reproductive accessory glands which increase female fecundity and reduce her receptivity to subsequent males. Strategies used by late-arriving males to favour their paternity are also mentioned. With a number of insect models as background, I then review what is currently known about several male factors in ticks (a capacitation factor, a male factor, an engorgement factor and a vitellogenesis stimulating factor) and suggest where we might focus our experimental activities in the future.
在本文中，我首先介绍一些关于影响昆虫交配选择的生理因素的当前观点。重点关注雄性生殖附属腺产生的那些蛋白质，它们可提高雌性的繁殖力并降低其对后续雄性的接受度。还提到了晚到的雄性为增加自己父权所采用的策略。以多种昆虫模型为背景，我接着回顾了目前已知的蜱虫中的几种雄性因素（一种获能因子、一种雄性因子、一种饱血因子和一种卵黄发生刺激因子），并指出我们未来实验活动可能的重点方向。
