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System of sexual reproduction in a population
A mating system is a way in which a group is structured in relation to sexual behaviour. The precise meaning depends upon the context. With respect to
Mating_system
Type of small omnivorous rodent
increases the frequency of mating among distantly related individuals, and is achieved mainly by dispersal during the mating season. Such a strategy is
Vole
Process of pairing in biology
biology, mating refers to the pairing of either opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for the purpose of sexual reproduction. For most species, mating is
Mating
Topics referred to by the same term
which may include self-fertilization Mixed-mating model – A mathematical model representing mating systems in plants This disambiguation page lists articles
Mixed-mating_system
Warm-blooded animals with wings and feathers
M. (1997). "Variation in mating system among birds: ecological basis revealed by hierarchical comparative analysis of mate desertion". Proceedings of
Bird
Type of animal mating behaviour
copulating with females. The variation in mating success is quite large in lek mating systems with 70–80% of matings being attributed to only 10–20% of the
Lek_mating
Species of bird
mating systems. Females are often polyandrous, breeding with two or more males at once, which is quite rare among birds. This multiple mating system leads
Dunnock
Species of hooved mammal
mating territories in which the females' only purpose for visiting these territories is for copulation. Variation within European fallow deer mating systems
European_fallow_deer
Species of wasp
with their polygynous mating system. In a parasitic system, females lay eggs in a different species' nests, and in a polygynous system a female of the same
Vespula_squamosa
Species of butterfly
fruits.[citation needed] Aglais io employs a monogamous mating system, which means that they only mate with one partner for a period of time.[citation needed]
Aglais_io
Species of insect
is a drawback to this emergence system. For biological reasons, overall male mating frequency decreases as the mating season goes on. Therefore, early
Papilio_polyxenes
Class of mating system in non-human species
polygynandry. Lek mating is frequently regarded as a form of polygyny, because one male mates with many females, but lek-based mating systems differ in that
Polygyny_in_animals
Sexual behavior of non-human animals
is reproductively motivated, it is often termed mating or copulation; for most non-human mammals, mating and copulation occur at oestrus (the most fertile
Animal_sexual_behaviour
Combination of genetic material between compatible mating types
give rise to the next generation. Mating in fungi is a complex process governed by mating types. Research on fungal mating has focused on several model species
Mating_in_fungi
Family of carnivoran mammals
individuals to keep track of one another in the vast Arctic wilderness. The mating system of bears has variously been described as a form of polygyny, promiscuity
Bear
Species of butterfly
them to return regularly to roosts and mating sites. A common problem among all butterflies is to avoid mating with other butterfly species. Mistakes
Heliconius_charithonia
Species of fish
sexes can compensate for mating with non-preferred mates. For example, females deposit more proteinaceous eggs when mating with a lower quality male
Broadnosed_pipefish
Species of butterfly
female has already mated or not. This species primarily mates via the lek system, in which there are aggregations of males on small mating territories. When
Papilio_demodocus
Plants which reproduce in multiple ways
mating is used. Mixed mating usually refers to the production of a mixture of self-fertilized (selfed) and outbred (outcrossed) seeds. Plant mating systems
Mixed_mating_systems
Aspect of primatology
defend mating access to females. Polygamy, or a polygamous mating system, is when both males and females mate with two or more partners. In this mating system
Primate_sociality
Genus of bears
average, mate with three to four males during a mating season and mating males have more variation, mating with one to eight females during a mating season
Ursus_(mammal)
alternative mating strategy is a strategy used by male or female animals, often with distinct phenotypes, that differs from the prevailing mating strategy
Alternative_mating_strategy
Practice of a person marrying a spouse of higher social status
of higher "mating value" than themselves. The antonym "hypogamy" refers to the inverse: marrying a person perceived to be of lower "mating value" (colloquially
Hypergamy
Species of butterfly
has a long neck that can act as a mating plug to seal it and prevent further mating. However, some second matings occur before the plug has hardened
Edith's_checkerspot
Sex change as part of the normal life cycle of a species
model also explains under which mating systems protogyny or protandry would be more adaptive. In a haremic mating system, with one large male controlling
Sequential_hermaphroditism
Term in biology
would be 9 mating types, each of which can mate with 4 other mating types. By multiplicative combination, it generates a vast number of mating types. As
Mating_type
Species of butterfly
competition for mating, this strategy offers males an ideal location in order to maximize success in territorial protection, and thus mating. Despite the
Nymphalis_antiopa
Species of butterfly
mating system. This means that, though some female butterflies can have more than one mate, most of the large white females only have one male mate at
Pieris_brassicae
Gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species
Mating plugs are used by many species, including several primates, kangaroos, bees, reptiles, rodents, scorpions, bats, and spiders. Use of a mating plug
Mating_plug
Class of mating system in non-human species
a class of mating system where one female mates with several males in a breeding season. Polyandry is often compared to the polygyny system based on the
Polyandry_in_animals
Order of mammals
involves groups consisting of single females mating with multiple males, may arise as a secondary mating system in monogamous species. In the brown-mantled
Primate
Subphylum of arthropods
transfer. Many terrestrial crustaceans (such as the Christmas Island red crab) mate seasonally and return to the sea to release the eggs. Others, such as woodlice
Crustacean
Natural history of mating systems in which species pair bond to raise offspring
Some animal species have a monogamous mating system, in which pairs bond to raise offspring. This is associated, usually implicitly, with sexual monogamy
Monogamy_in_animals
Genus of snakes
compete, but not large enough to risk other males trying to mate with them. During the mating season female anacondas release pheromones to attract males
Anaconda
Sex-specific adaptations
reproductive fitness of mating with multiple females is large, whereas the benefit to a female's reproductive fitness of mating with multiple males is
Sexual_dimorphism
Animal Mating systems. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-14313-4. Dixson, Alan F. (15 May 2009). Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems. OUP Oxford
Mammalian_reproduction
The check-mate system was a system of ship identification used by the Allies of World War II. It was used by the Royal Navy when on patrol looking for
Check-mate_system
Species of butterfly
female distributes her matings equally over her lifetime, so males' mating success increases proportionally to their lifespan. The mating success of both sexes
Polygonia_c-album
Species of butterfly
many nutrients to their next mate, but will spend a longer duration of time for each mating. This increases the mating costs for females because they
Green-veined_white
Family of fishes
Cichlids mate either monogamously or polygamously. The mating system of a given cichlid species is not consistently associated with its brooding system. For
Cichlid
Genus of true bugs
Gerris will resort to mating with the male as the cost of rejecting the male advances (death by predation) outweighs the cost of mating out of convenience
Gerris
Form of dyadic relationship
behavioral ecology and sexual selection of animal mating systems, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one given time. In a human cultural context
Monogamy
Genus of birds
time without a mate passes. Some research suggests that unlike the Northern saw-whet owl, a variation of the male call persists after mating throughout the
Aegolius
Species of insect
plorabunda exhibit a polygynandrous mating system, seeking out multiple reproductive opportunities from different mates at approximately ~24 hour intervals
Chrysoperla_plorabunda
Mating with individuals with dissimilar phenotypes
Disassortative mating (also known as negative assortative mating or heterogamy) is a mating pattern in which individuals with dissimilar phenotypes mate with one
Disassortative_mating
Sexual phenomenon
females. This type of mating system can be referred to as polygyny, where one male has multiple female mates, but each female mates with only one or a few
Coolidge_effect
Genus of mammals
slaughter in many situations where the mature ram misguides the flock. Mating in sheep is characterized by males competing for females in estrus. Social
Ovis
Species of moth
on age, mating order, between-mating interval, or duration of copulation. Instead, female Utetheisa ornatix demonstrate female choice in mate selection
Utetheisa_ornatrix
Species of spider
uptake, the search for females, offering of nuptial gifts, and courtship and mating takes place. In Northern and Eastern Europe, spiders reach sexual maturity
Pisaura_mirabilis
Mathematical model of plant mating systems
The mixed-mating model is a mathematical model that describes the mating system of a plant population in terms of degree of self-fertilisation. It is
Mixed-mating_model
Genus of birds
recognized: A mating system is much more than just reproduction. It includes all the benefits and costs that the female weighs when choosing a mate and the
Sturnus
Cat-like, carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar
2014). "Polyandrous mating in treetops: how male competition and female choice interact to determine an unusual carnivore mating system". Behavioral Ecology
Fossa_(animal)
Large baleen whale species
alone, but may be drawn to gatherings of singing males, much like a lek mating system. Another possibility is that songs bring in foreign whales to populate
Humpback_whale
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
D.; Buhleier, B. M.; Marshall, G. J. (2006). "Mating tactics and mating system of an aquatic-mating pinniped: the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina". Behavioral
Pinniped
Trait that determines an organism's sexually reproductive function
Yeasts with the same mating types will not fuse with each other to form diploid cells, only with yeast carrying another mating type. Many species of
Biological_sex
Pointed structures on the penile glans and/or shaft
per spine (strepsirrhines). Penile spine morphology may be related to mating system. Felines, especially domestic cats, are well known for having penile
Penile_spines
Species of butterfly
refuse incoming males either by displaying a mate-refusal posture or by simply fleeing away. This pattern of mating affects the migratory behavior of Proclossiana
Boloria_eunomia
Mating behaviour of snakes, toads, and wasps
Mating balls are a brief gregarious structure resulting from a mating behaviour wherein a large number of individuals cluster together while mating. It
Mating_ball
Common name for a genus of bees
Species in which the males have large eyes are characterized by a mating system where the males either search for females by patrolling, or by hovering
Carpenter_bee
Class of arthropods
S2CID 73728615. Nazareth, Tais M.; Machado, Glauco (March 2010). "Mating system and exclusive postzygotic paternal care in a Neotropical harvestman
Arachnid
Mating system in which both partners may have other partners
Polygynandry is a mating system in which both males and females have multiple mating partners during a breeding season. In sexually reproducing diploid
Polygynandry
Form of pollination
About 42% of flowering plants exhibit a mixed mating system in nature. In the most common kind of system, individual plants produce a single flower type
Self-pollination
Species of dragonfly
One such reason may be that rapid mating was selected for over evolutionary time. Predation on females during mating periods, as well as risks of males
Common_whitetail
Study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures
Tobago. In this mating system, female guppies prefer to mate with males with more orange body coloration. However, outside of a mating context, both sexes
Behavioral_ecology
Random mating
individuals (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar individuals (negative assortative mating) to mate. Hence, potential mates have an equal chance of being
Panmixia
Mechanism for evolution
Tobago. In this mating system, female guppies prefer to mate with males with more orange body-coloration. However, outside of a mating context, both sexes
Mate_choice
Sexual behavior
species have promiscuous mating systems, ranging from polyandry and polygyny to mating systems with no stable relationships where mating between two individuals
Promiscuity
Amphibian species from East Asia
of each male calling. This makes mating difficult because the female has to be able to locate the male in order to mate. Males are able to desynchronize
Japanese_tree_frog
Species of land turtle
turtles. Specific mating courtship occurs more often in the Fall and usually from 11:00 to 13:00 when many of the turtles are feeding. Mating is based on a
Wood_turtle
Subspecies of snake
polygynous mating system, which means that males mate with multiple females each season. During the mating season, male snakes form a mating ball near
Red-sided_garter_snake
Form of sexual selection
polyandrous mating systems, or due to extra-pair copulations of females, which increases the chance of cuckoldry, in which the male mate raises a child
Human_sperm_competition
Reproductive physiology of fishes
hermaphrodites within a haremic mating system. Hermaphroditism allows for complex mating systems. Wrasses exhibit three different mating systems: polygynous, lek-like
Fish_reproduction
Species of fish
the resulting site use was monitored. After males were replaced, the mating system was not affected. On the other hand, after the females were replaced
Thalassoma_bifasciatum
Desirable qualities in partners
affecting mating preference was modern versus traditional attitudes towards mating. It also indicated that sex has an effect on a few mate preferences
Mate_choice_in_humans
Topics referred to by the same term
Mating pattern may refer to: Checkmate pattern, a game-winning arrangement of chess pieces Mating system, sexual reproductive behavior within a group of
Mating_pattern
Family of ray-finned fishes
haremic mating system. A good example of this reproductive behavior is seen in the California sheephead. Hermaphroditism allows for complex mating systems. Labroids
Wrasse
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
opportunistic mating tactics, and mate binding. The risk of cannibalism becomes greatly reduced when opportunistic mating is practiced. Opportunistic mating has
Sexual_cannibalism
2010 book by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá
Origins of Modern Sexuality is a 2010 book about the evolution of human mating systems by Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá. In opposition to what the authors
Sex_at_Dawn
Raptorial winged insects
migrating to the wetlands only to lay their eggs or to find mating partners. Unwanted mating is energetically costly for females because it affects the
Dragonfly
Species of mosquito
be able to mate with more females than smaller males do, which suggests that mating for this species is non-random. This pupal mating system is extremely
Opifex_fuscus
Genus of deer and elk
will make calls to attract mates and compete with other males. Like antler size, mating call quality is an indicator of mate potential. Red deer can distinguish
Cervus
Biological system that determines the development of an organism's sex
would be 9 mating types, each of which can mate with 4 other mating types. By multiplicative combination, it generates a vast number of mating types. For
Sex-determination_system
Species of butterfly
Alcock, John; Gwynne Daryl (1988). "The mating system of Vanessa kershawi: Males defend landmark territories as mate encounter sites". Journal of Research
Australian_painted_lady
Species of fish
larger, which is more accurately explained by density-dependent mate preference and mating competition, as opposed to predation and resource competition
Convict_cichlid
Union of opposite-sex gametes in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
42% of flowering plants exhibit a mixed mating system in nature. In the most common kind of mixed mating system, individual plants produce a single type
Fertilisation
Genus of flies
Polyandry is a prominent mating system among Drosophila. Females mating with multiple sex partners has been a beneficial mating strategy for Drosophila
Drosophila
Communication to start a relationship with someone or to get sexual contact
to attract females for mating. Male banana fiddler crabs (Austruca mjoebergi) perform mating displays in the presence of a mate-searching female. The male
Courtship_display
Species of bee
prevents interbreeding. Studies have shown, however, that mating appears to be random. Male mating strategies of bumblebees can be grouped into four broad
Bombus_muscorum
Species of fish
warmer waters; prior to mating, males and females engage in courtship. It has been observed that one large male tends to mate with multiple smaller females
Asian_sheephead_wrasse
Species of fish found in the Indo-Pacific region
female territories, and their mating system is described as haremic, although not much is known about this (similar mating systems are seen in other Balistidae
Lagoon_triggerfish
Species of bird
polygynandrous mating system. Males have a dominance hierarchy, with the alpha males being generally older than subordinates. Females seek matings with all
Alpine_accentor
Species of bird
L. (1987-01-12). "Dominance and Mating in a Communal Polygynandrous Bird: Cooperation or Indifference towards Mating Competitors?". Ethology. 75 (4):
Australasian_swamphen
Bone in the penis
bone in the penis allows a male to mate for a long time with a female, which can be a distinct advantage in some mating strategies. The length of the baculum
Baculum
Animal sexual reproductive act in which a male introduces sperm into the female's body
Animal Mating systems. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-14313-4. Dixson, Alan F. (May 15, 2009). Sexual Selection and the Origins of Human Mating Systems. OUP Oxford
Copulation_(zoology)
Genus of fishes
words are most likely to win a competition. In this genus we see a mating system that consists not only of male contests but also of direct female choice
Padogobius
Eggs and sperm released into water
hermaphrodites within a haremic mating system. Hermaphroditism allows for complex mating systems. Wrasses exhibit three different mating systems: polygynous, lek-like
Spawning
Biological principle about the differential reproductive success in males versus females
of post-mating latency (period of sexual inactivity). In 2005, Gowaty and Hubbell published a simulation study showing that variance in mating success
Bateman's_principle
Species of wasp
higher ability to endure predator attacks. These wasps have a lek-based mating system. Unlike most social insects, 35% of P. dominula wasps in a colony are
European_paper_wasp
Spacecraft docking mechanism
Berthing System, which would later be called the X-38 Low-Impact Docking System. After the X-38 was canceled in 2002, development of the mating system continued
NASA_Docking_System
by Kermit Ritland, as an alternative to the simplistic mixed mating model. The mixed mating model assumes that every fertilisation event may be classed
Effective_selfing_model
MATING SYSTEM
MATING SYSTEM
Female
French
French feminine form of Latin Martinus, MARTINE means "of/like Mars."Â
Girl/Female
Latin
Sea gull.
Male
English
 English form of Roman Latin Martinus, MARTIN means "of/like Mars." Compare with another form of Martin.
Girl/Female
Latin
Of the sea.
Female
English
Feminine form of Latin Martinus, MARTINA means "of/like Mars."Â
Female
English
 Feminine form of English Malcolm, MALINA means "devotee of St. Columba." Compare with other forms of Malina.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Latin, Netherlands, Swiss
Dedicated to Mars; Roman God of War; Servant of Mars; Female Version of Martin; Of Mars; Warlike
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Martim, vernacular form of Latin Martinus (see Martin).English and Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps be a nickname from Middle English daring ‘trembling’, ‘crouching or transfixed with fear’.
Female
Polish
 Polish name MALINA means "raspberry." Compare with other forms of Malina.
Female
Hawaiian
 Hawaiian name MALINA means "calming; soothing." Compare with other forms of Malina.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Roman Latin Marinus, MARINO means "of the sea."
Girl/Female
Latin
Of Mars (the Roman god of war); warlike.
Female
English
Feminine form of Roman Latin Marinus, MARINA means "of the sea."
Female
Swedish
Short form of Swedish Katarina, KATINA means "pure."
Female
Portuguese
Contracted form Portuguese Catarina, CATINA means "pure."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Martinus, MARTINO means "of/like Mars."
Female
French
Feminine form of French Marin, MARINE means "of the sea."
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name MAHINA means "moon; moonlight."
Male
French
 French form of Roman Latin Martinus, MARTIN means "of/like Mars." Compare with another form of Martin.
MATING SYSTEM
MATING SYSTEM
Girl/Female
Australian, Scottish
Heroic; Fortress; Hill Near the Meadow
Boy/Male
English
From the hills.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Victory of the Radiant Lord
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Traditional
Holy Book of the Hindus
Boy/Male
French
From the pointed hill.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
She was Al-suraymiyah and a Very Dutiful Worshipper She Wept Often so She Finally Lost her Eye Sight; When Everything was Quiet and Motionless She Used to Call out in a Melancholy Voice
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nirmalya | நிரà¯à®®à®¾à®²à¯à®¯
Clean, Pure
Girl/Female
Tamil
War, Powerful, Victorious, The earth, The earth
Boy/Male
Indian
Servant of the most compassionate, Slave of the compassionate
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Intelligent and Powerful
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MATING SYSTEM
MATING SYSTEM
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MATING SYSTEM
n.
The process of making, or of becoming malt.
a.
Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money-making man.
n.
Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good eating.
a.
Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.
a.
Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.
n.
The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread.
a.
Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.
n.
The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.
n.
Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.; as, cotton batting.
n.
The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mate
n.
The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.
n.
That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
n.
The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.
n.
The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
a.
Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.
n.
That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.
n.
Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.
a.
Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace.
a.
Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.