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Egg size-number trade-off and a decline in oviposition site choice quality: Female Pararge aegeria butterflies pay a cost of having males present at oviposition
Once mated, the optimal strategy for females of the monandrous butterfly, Pararge aegeria, is to avoid male contact and devote as much time as possible to ovipositing, as there is little advantage for females to engage in multiple matings. In other butterfly species the presence of males during egg...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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University of Arizona Library
2005
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1615246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17119621 |