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alex
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hey all, if a male was to lay sperm which female would he go to to collect the sperm? would he go for the most dominant or "goodlooking" one or just the ones thats closest to him?.
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joan
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Probably whichever one was closest. And then put down another spermatophore and get the other one.
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alex
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lol thought so
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(Message edited by alex_axolotl on February 25, 2006)
(Message edited by alex_axolotl on February 25, 2006)
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sharn
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typical males hahaha
One male can handle many females. With the crescent newts, if there is one male, his crest will develop more robust. When there are more than one male, competition to attract the females begins, and some males will follow the male laying spermatophores and eat them or lay a second one on top. This is all species specific.
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alex
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wow i never knew they did that!.
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alex
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ok cool, thats really interesting. do you know where i can read more about it?. could u explain a bit more about it please?.
Biology of Amphibians by Duellman and }Tueb writes:
"Spermatophore covering is common in Ambystoma. Many males vie for one female, and males deposit many spermatophores. In species such as A. maculatum, in which courtship involves only nudging, males not only deposit spermatophores on top of other spermatophores, including their own, but nudge females trying to pick up spermatophores and rival males depositing spermatophores. Sometimes in A. maculatum a male has been observed to follow another male that is depositing spermatophores and then to cover each one with a spermatophore of his own. In some instances a male has been observed to circle behind his follower and deposit another spermatophore on top of that deposited by the follower, thus triple spermatophore results".
"Spermatophore covering is common in Ambystoma. Many males vie for one female, and males deposit many spermatophores. In species such as A. maculatum, in which courtship involves only nudging, males not only deposit spermatophores on top of other spermatophores, including their own, but nudge females trying to pick up spermatophores and rival males depositing spermatophores. Sometimes in A. maculatum a male has been observed to follow another male that is depositing spermatophores and then to cover each one with a spermatophore of his own. In some instances a male has been observed to circle behind his follower and deposit another spermatophore on top of that deposited by the follower, thus triple spermatophore results".
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alex
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thanks for that al