MATE CONFLICT AND MALE-BEHAVIOR IN A SOLITARY WASP, TRYPOXYLON (TRYPARGILUM) POLITUM (HYMENOPTERA, SPHECIDAE)
Among Hymenoptera there is an evolutionary or genetical conflict of interest between males and females over the sex of their offspring. Since males develop from unfertilized eggs, they are not related to their mates' sons. In most species there are few opportunities for males to interact with f...
Main Authors: | Brockmann, H, Grafen, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
1989
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