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Synonyms for copulate

to engage in sexual relations with

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These males, as those of Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) asuncicola Strand, 1910, apparently, do not act as guards, as is the case of Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) (Coville, 1981), being present in nest cavities solely to copulate with the resident females.
agamemnon, we constantly observed satellite males trying to copulate with females as well as the swapping of guarding males and satellite males.
Probably this male behaviour ensures them the paternity, but further studies with microsatellite markers will be necessary to confirm this hypothesis, whereas females often copulate with male satellites.
Nesting behavior of Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) agamemnom Richards (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)/Comportameno de nidificacao de Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) agamemnom Richards (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)
In addition to these behavioral differences between males, individual males can copulate in both positions, even within the same day.
Behavioral dynamics that would lead to multiple paternity within egg capsules of the squid Loligo pealei
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