nuptial gift

collocation in English

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nuptial
adjective
uk
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/us
/ˈnʌp.ʃəl/
belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of ...
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gift
noun
uk
/ɡɪft/us
/ɡɪft/
a present or something that ...
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Moreover, nuptial gifts fulfill the selfish nature of most animal behaviours.
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As an offering, males are capable of providing nuptial gifts to the females, parental care, and foraging and/or nesting sites.
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Then passing to the second person the compact would be set out in the second line by the offering of the nuptial gifts as a guarantee.
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The male, still holding the prey, presents the prey to the female as anuptialgift.
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However, if thenuptialgiftwas large she will become unreceptive to the olfactory signals sent out by males for 3 to 4 hours.
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If the male presented a smallnuptialgiftthe female will continue looking for a mate.
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The dowry, previously regarded as a bride-price paid to the father, became anuptialgiftretained by the wife as part of her personal property.
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Nuptialgiftplay a vital role in safe copulation for males in some species.
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Thisnuptialgiftcauses swarming-phase females to compete for males, a behavior not seen in solitary-phase females.
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The size of thisnuptialgiftis important as it will determine if copulation will occur and, if it does, how successful copulation is.
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The collected sodium and amino acids are often transferred to the female with the spermatophore during mating as anuptialgift.
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Females feed on thenuptialgiftthe entire time during copulation.
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The stealing male will land like a female would and then further mimic females by lower their wings, which females do before thenuptialgiftis offered.
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In empidid dance flies, males frequently provide nuptial gifts and it is usually to only the female that is ornamented.
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Males of other insects are known to produce similar nuptial gifts of nutrients to be passed over during mating.
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Nuptial gifts are packages put together by the male in order to be able to mate with the female.
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For example, in some species, male nuptial gifts secretions can be more expensive than female reproductive investment.
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