Even wild animals prefer virgins.

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A mating plug and male mate choice inDrosophila hibisciBock

The functional significance of mating plugs and their relation to male mating behaviour in insects are obscure. InDrosophila hibisci, we describe a fi…

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Males remained in copula significantly longer with mature females, perhaps to compensate for this greater likelihood of ejaculate expulsion. Males showed a mating preference for young virgins over older virgin and nonvirgin females. This unusual mating preference may confer fertility benefits made available through the effectiveness of the plug-in reducing sperm competition.

The animals in the article are fruit flies by the way.

 

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