Kin discrimination and sex ratios in a parasitoid wasp.
Sex ratio theory provides a clear and simple way to test if nonsocial haplodiploid wasps can discriminate between kin and nonkin. Specifically, if females can discriminate siblings from nonrelatives, then they are expected to produce a higher proportion of daughters if they mate with a sibling. This...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2004
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