Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae)

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dc.contributor.advisorTelford, Stevenen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorNicolson, Sue Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Mark Ianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T06:56:14Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T06:56:14Z
dc.date.issued1998en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 128-138.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on the mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae). The main objectives were to investigate the two most common mechanisms of sexual selection, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. The approach was to (1) quantify sexual dimorphism and find the selection pressures operating on the sexes, (2) determine the functional significance of male and female genitalia, (3) understand why there should be a conflict of sexual interests in prolonged copulations, and (4) resolve the mechanisms of sperm competition and cryptic female choice by comparing male mating strategies and sperm precedence to female mating strategies and sperm usage. All hypotheses tested in this thesis are centered on whether there is a conflict of interests between the sexes.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCooper, M. I. (1998). <i>Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17555en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCooper, Mark Ian. <i>"Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17555en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCooper, M. 1998. Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cooper, Mark Ian AB - This study focuses on the mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Pachybolidae). The main objectives were to investigate the two most common mechanisms of sexual selection, sperm competition and cryptic female choice. The approach was to (1) quantify sexual dimorphism and find the selection pressures operating on the sexes, (2) determine the functional significance of male and female genitalia, (3) understand why there should be a conflict of sexual interests in prolonged copulations, and (4) resolve the mechanisms of sperm competition and cryptic female choice by comparing male mating strategies and sperm precedence to female mating strategies and sperm usage. All hypotheses tested in this thesis are centered on whether there is a conflict of interests between the sexes. DA - 1998 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1998 T1 - Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae) TI - Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17555 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/17555
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCooper MI. Mating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1998 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17555en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.subject.othermillipedesen_ZA
dc.subject.othersexual dimorphismen_ZA
dc.titleMating dynamics of South African forest millipedes : Centrobolus (Diplopoda: Pachybolidae)en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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