Abstract
Copulation is a consummatory behavior consisting of relatively simple motor acts. In arthropods, the male usually plays a major role in copulation. For example, the male performs grasping the female, inserting the penis and transferring a spermatophore during copulation. On the other hand, the female is normally quiet and even somewhat hypnotic during copulation. We assumed that the male certainly required sensory feedback to carry our each motor act sequentially. But how does the male get information to start or stop a motor act while the female is inactivated? To answer this, we studied functional roles of tactile input in copulation behavior in the male cricket.
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Sakai, M., Ootsubo, T. (1989). Functional Roles of Mechanosensory Afferents in Sequential Motor Acts During Copulation in Male Crickets. In: Singh, R.N., Strausfeld, N.J. (eds) Neurobiology of Sensory Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2519-0_35
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