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. 2012 May;106(2):82–93. doi: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000016

Table 1. Induction of post-mating response experiments in Anopheles.

Reference Species Mating status Operation Behavioral change
26 An. quadrimaculatus Virgin MAG implant Refractoriness
48 An. gambiae Mated Mated males with abnormal testes and normal MAGs Refractoriness,* oviposition
64 An. gambiae Mated Mated males with abnormal testes and abnormal MAGs No refractoriness, no oviposition†
49 An. gambiae/An. albimanus Virgin MAG implant No refractoriness, no oviposition
49 An. gambiae Virgin Injection of MAG homogenate (intra-abdominal) No refractoriness, no oviposition
49 An. gambiae Virgin Injection of MAG homogenate (into the genital tract) No refractoriness
49,51 An. gambiae Virgin Implant of spermatheca from a mated female No refractoriness, no oviposition
49,51 An. gambiae Mated Removal of spermatheca No oviposition
50 An. gambiae/An. stephensi Virgin Injection of MAG homogenate (intra-thoracic) Refractoriness
53 An. gambiae Mated Mated males with no sperm cells and functional MAGs Refractoriness, oviposition

Notes: MAG, male accessory gland.

Behavioral changes include the ability to lay eggs (oviposition) or the inhibition of remating (refractoriness) after treatment.

*Further mating was performed by forced copulation. No insemination was detected.

†Oviposition occurred at very low levels similar to those observed in virgins.