Sib-mating does not lead to facultative sex ratio adjustment in the parasitoid wasp, Nasonia vitripennis

Sex ratio theory predicts that in haplodiploid species, females should lay a relatively more female-biased offspring sex ratio when they mate with a sibling compared with when they mate with a non-relative. This is because in haplodiploids, inbreeding leads to females having greater relatedness to d...

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Main Authors: Shuker, D, Reece, SE, Whitehorn, P, West, SA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004