[Sexual receptivity of the female and insemination power of the male Culex pipiens autogenicus (Diptera, Culicidae). The cases of strict monogamy and occasional polygamy].
Females of Culex pipiens autogenicus generally have two refractory periods: post-emergence refractory period (during the first 48 hrs. after emergence) and post-insemination refractory period. Males of Culex pipiens autogenicus can inseminate 2 to 3 females. After the 4th insemination he can no longer completely fulfill his reproductory role. Therefore the female can inseminated by another male.
D000818:Animals; D003307:Copulation; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology*; D009154:Mutation; D012098:Reproduction; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
Réceptivité sexuelle de la femelle et puissance d'insémination du mâle de Culex pipiens autogenicus (Diptera, Culicidae). Cas de monogamie stricte et de polygamie occasionnelle