Cohort-splitting in the millipede Polydesmus angustus (Diplopoda: Polydesmidae): No evidence for maternal effects on life-cycle duration

Under seasonal conditions, Polydesmus angustus individuals born in the first part of the breeding season have a 1-year life cycle and those born later have a 2-year life cycle (cohort-splitting). In this study, 249 juveniles from four early broods (born in mid-July) and four late broods (born in Sep...

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Main Authors: DAVID Jean-François, Jean-Jacques GEOFFROY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2011-07-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201103-0006_Cohort-splitting_in_the_millipede_Polydesmus_angustus_Diplopoda_Polydesmidae_No_evidence_for_maternal_effec.php