Evidence for inbreeding depression and pre-copulatory, but not post copulatory inbreeding avoidance in the cabbage beetle Colaphellus bowringi.
Inbreeding is known to have adverse effects on fitness-related traits in a range of insect species. A series of theoretical and experimental studies have suggested that polyandrous insects could avoid the cost of inbreeding via pre-copulatory mate choice and/or post-copulatory mechanisms. We looked...
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Artikkeli |
| Kieli: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Sarja: | PLoS ONE |
| Linkit: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3981785?pdf=render |