Laboratory evolution of polyandry in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis
The evolution and maintenance of multiple mating in females (polyandry) is an adaptive puzzle since females typically obtain all the resources they need from males in only one or a few matings. Females should therefore limit superfluous copulations to avoid the well-documented costs of mating. Previ...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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