Polyandrous females but not monogamous females vary in reproductive ageing patterns in the bean bug Riptortus pedestris
Abstract Background In general, reproductive performance exhibits nonlinear changes with age. Specifically, reproductive performance increases early in life, reaches a peak, and then declines later in life. Reproductive ageing patterns can also differ among individuals if they are influenced by indi...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02070-1 |