Male influence on sex allocation in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis
Sex allocation is an important reproductive decision for parents. However, it is often assumed that females have substantial control over sex allocation decisions, and this is particularly true in haplodiploid insects, in which females apparently determine sex by deciding whether to fertilise an egg...
Main Authors: | Shuker, D, Sykes, E, Browning, L, Beukeboom, L, West, SA |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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