Seahorse Mating Behaviour

Item

Title
Seahorse Mating Behaviour
Source
ZOOL 567, Fall 2021
Contributor
https://www.canva.com/
Creator
Esquivel,
Makaila-Ann
Description
An infographic outlining the various topics relating to seahorse mating behaviour. Topics highlighted include: courtship behaviours, mate selection, the type of relationship exhibited, and sex roles in seahorses.
References
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they all sex role reversed? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 7(7), 237-241.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(92)90052-D.
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Written by Dr. Mindi Summers – Zoology 567 – University of Calgary
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4. Wilson, A. B., & Martin-Smith, K. M. (2007). Genetic monogamy despite social promiscuity in
the pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). Molecular Ecology, 16(11), 2345-2352.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03243.x.
5. Bahr, A., & Wilson, A. B. (2011). Impact of sex-role reversal on the diversity of major
histocompatibility complex: Insights from the seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). BMC
Evolutionary Biology, 11(1), 121. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-121.
6. Naud, M-J., Curtis, J. M. R., Woodall, L. C., & Gaspar, M. B. (2009). Mate choice, operational
sex ratio, and social promiscuity in a wild population of the long-snouted seahorse
Hippocampus guttulatus. Behavioral Ecology, 20(1), 160-164. https://doiorg.
ezproxy.lib.ucalgary.ca/10.1093/beheco/arn128.
7. Bahr, A., Sommer, S., Mattle, B., & Wilson, A. B. (2012). Mutual mate choice in the potbellied
seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). Behavioral Ecology, 23(4), 869-878.
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8. Masonjones, H. D., & Lewis, S. M. (2000). Differences in potential reproductive rates of male
and female seahorses related to courtship roles. Animal Behaviour, 59(1), 11-20.
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9. Mattle, B. & Wilson, A. B. (2009). Body size preferences in the pot-bellied seahorse
Hippocampus abdominalis: Choosy Males and Indiscriminate Females. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology, 63(10), 1403-1410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-009-0804-8.
10. Images taken freely from canva.com
Date
11/30/2021
Category
Reproductive Behaviour
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