mating
Let an agent explain mating as a biological process across kinds of organism, relay findings on mate choice, mating systems and breeding from biology and husbandry sources, and keep the entry to biology rather than human sexuality, which belongs elsewhere.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain mating as a biological process across kinds of organism, relay findings on mate choice, mating systems and breeding from biology and husbandry sources, and keep the entry to biology rather than human sexuality, which belongs elsewhere.
The pairing of organisms for sexual reproduction, in animals the behaviour by which a male and a female come together to transfer gametes, and in plants, fungi and microbes the fusion of compatible mating types; mating involves recognition, courtship, choice and copulation or gamete release, and is studied in ethology, evolutionary biology and animal husbandry.
What it is for: Sexual reproduction.
It can be explain mating behaviour and systems in animals; explain mating types in fungi and microbes; relay controlled breeding practice in husbandry; route human questions to the relevant entries.
Distinguishing features
Brings gametes of compatible types together
Preceded by recognition and choice in animals
Organised in mating systems: monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, promiscuity
Managed deliberately in animal breeding
What it looks like
Not a single appearance; courtship displays, pairing and copulation in animals, or invisible fusion in microbes.
How it is recognised
Pairing behaviour leading to gamete transfer
Courtship and mate choice before it
Human sexuality and reproduction are separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - a multi-organism process
is preceded by - behaviour before mating
is studied by - the behavioural discipline
is managed in - husbandry practice
In practice
Families and kinds
animal mating with courtship and copulation
mating systems by number of partners
mating types in fungi, algae and yeasts
bacterial conjugation, sometimes called mating
controlled natural mating and artificial insemination in husbandry
interspecific mating and hybridisation
Standards and regulation
Animal welfare rules for breeding animals
Livestock breeding and artificial insemination regulations
Research ethics rules for animal studies
Failure modes and hazards
Injury during mating in some species
Disease transmission between animals
Inbreeding in managed populations
Anthropomorphic or moralising description
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Biology What mating is.
The process across life.
Process
The process.
Process
Process.
- What happens in mating in animals, plants, fungi and microbes? definition
- Is the question about non-human biology or about people, which belongs to other entries? boundary
Choice
Mate choice.
Choice
Choice.
- How do recognition, courtship and mate choice work, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits courtship? action
Systems Mating systems and evolution.
Systems.
Systems
Mating systems.
Systems
Systems.
- What mating systems exist, and how are they explained in evolutionary terms? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Types
Mating types.
Types
Types.
- How do mating types in fungi and microbes control compatibility? definition
- Which entry fits a specific taxon? action
Husbandry Managed breeding.
Practice.
Breeding
Controlled mating.
Breeding
Breeding.
- How is mating managed in livestock and captive breeding, including artificial insemination? provenance
- Which entry fits animal breeding? action
Welfare
Welfare and health.
Welfare
Welfare.
- What welfare and disease control rules apply to breeding animals? provenance
- Is the question about a specific animal, which needs a veterinarian? boundary
Study Research and teaching.
Study.
Research
Methods.
Research
Research.
- How is mating behaviour studied, and what ethical rules apply? provenance
- How are observations measured? measurement
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is mating taught in biology without anthropomorphism? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should mating systems be separate entries?
- How should husbandry guidance be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases from gastropods to fungi; should taxon-specific mating be split off?