Evolution of starvation resistance in an invasive insect species, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Abstract Starvation resistance, or the ability to survive periods without food, can shed light on selection pressure imposed by food scarcity, including chances to invade new regions as a result of human transport. Surprisingly, little information is known about starvation resistance for invasive in...

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Main Authors: Anna Papach, Geoffrey R. Williams, Peter Neumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6605