Effects of Larval Diet on the Male Reproductive Traits in the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevils <i>Euscepes postfasciatus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Effects of Larval Diet on the Male Reproductive Traits in the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevils <i>Euscepes postfasciatus</i> (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Larval diet significantly affects adult traits, although less is known about how they affect reproductive traits. Males of West Indian sweet potato weevil <i>Euscepes postfasciatus</i> deliver a remating inhibitor along with sperm to their mates during mating, leading to a refractory per...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Himuro, Kinjo Misa, Atsushi Honma, Yusuke Ikegawa, Tsuyoshi Ohishi, Norikuni Kumano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
ejaculate
accessory gland
seminal fluid protein
refractory period
SDS-PAGE
mass-rearing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/389

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