Effects of temperature on mating behaviour and mating success: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: In light of global climate change, there is a pressing need to understand how populations will respond to rising temperatures. Understanding the effects of temperature changes on mating behaviour is particularly important, given its implications for population viability. To this end, we performed a meta-analysis of 53 studies to examine how temperature changes influence mating latency, choosiness and mating success. We hypothesized that if higher temperatures make mate searching and mate assessment more costly due to an elevated metabolism, this may lead to a reduction in mating latency and choosiness, thereby increasing overall mating success. We found no evidence for an overall effect of temperature on mating latency, choosiness, or mating success. There was an increase in mating success

SUBMITTER: Pilakouta N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature