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Investigating the male to male and male to female mounting behaviour of Callosobruchus maculatus (bean beetle), with varying ratios of males to females.
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Callosobruchus maculatus, also known as the bean beetle, is a member of the leaf beetle family and a common pest within agriculture. It is often used as biological model for research and education, due to its quick generation line, sexual dimorphism and ease of maintenance (Blumer & Beck, 2014). The beetles spend most of their one to two-week life mating, with the females laying their eggs on the surface of many different
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As shown in the table above (Table 1), the least male mounting behaviour occurred when there was an even number of male and female beetles, as there was only one mount was observed. When the sample was female dominant, a higher amount of male mounting occurred than the control, though it was not as high as when the sample was male dominant. Male-female mounting behaviour increased in the presence of females, while male-male mounting increased when the sample was male
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