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Extreme Costs of Mating for Male Two-Spot Ladybird Beetles
Male costs of mating are now thought to be widespread. The two-spot ladybird beetle (Adalia bipunctata) has been the focus of many studies of mating and sexual selection, yet the costs of mating for males are unknown. The mating system of A. bipunctata involves a spermatophore nuptial gift ingested...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855333/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24339980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081934 |