Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana
Abstract Visual display is a crucial aspect of courtship, and their success relies on both display quality and the surrounding environment, such as the visual background. Cephalopods may release ink when attacked by predators or during aggressive interactions with conspecifics. Here, we report that...
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| author | Arata Nakayama Shunsuke Momoi Noriyosi Sato Tomohiko Kawamura Yoko Iwata |
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| description | Abstract Visual display is a crucial aspect of courtship, and their success relies on both display quality and the surrounding environment, such as the visual background. Cephalopods may release ink when attacked by predators or during aggressive interactions with conspecifics. Here, we report that ink is used as a part of the courtship display by males of the cuttlefish species Sepia andreana. Males of this species engage in a highly ritualized multimodal courtship using a pair of markedly long sexually dimorphic arms. At the climax of the courtship, the male releases a diffuse backdrop of ink near himself and then performs the specific courtship display by extending his sexually dimorphic arms and altering his body pattern to pale in front of this ink backdrop, and then proceeds to mate. This novel use of cephalopod ink could make the surroundings darker and more homogeneous, potentially serving as a temporary modification of the visual environment for courtship display. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b97b569fb124fc8b1049825a5bce2ae2024-02-29T08:56:39ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-02-01142n/an/a10.1002/ece3.10852Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreanaArata Nakayama0Shunsuke Momoi1Noriyosi Sato2Tomohiko Kawamura3Yoko Iwata4Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo Kashiwa Chiba JapanAquarium Asamushi Aomori JapanSchool of Marine Science and Technology Tokai University Shimizu Shizuoka JapanAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo Kashiwa Chiba JapanAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo Kashiwa Chiba JapanAbstract Visual display is a crucial aspect of courtship, and their success relies on both display quality and the surrounding environment, such as the visual background. Cephalopods may release ink when attacked by predators or during aggressive interactions with conspecifics. Here, we report that ink is used as a part of the courtship display by males of the cuttlefish species Sepia andreana. Males of this species engage in a highly ritualized multimodal courtship using a pair of markedly long sexually dimorphic arms. At the climax of the courtship, the male releases a diffuse backdrop of ink near himself and then performs the specific courtship display by extending his sexually dimorphic arms and altering his body pattern to pale in front of this ink backdrop, and then proceeds to mate. This novel use of cephalopod ink could make the surroundings darker and more homogeneous, potentially serving as a temporary modification of the visual environment for courtship display.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10852Cephalopodacuttlefishinkreproductive behaviorsexual dimorphism |
| spellingShingle | Arata Nakayama Shunsuke Momoi Noriyosi Sato Tomohiko Kawamura Yoko Iwata Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana Ecology and Evolution Cephalopoda cuttlefish ink reproductive behavior sexual dimorphism |
| title | Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana |
| title_full | Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana |
| title_fullStr | Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana |
| title_short | Ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish Sepia andreana |
| title_sort | ritualized ink use during visual courtship display by males of the sexually dimorphic cuttlefish sepia andreana |
| topic | Cephalopoda cuttlefish ink reproductive behavior sexual dimorphism |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10852 |
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