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Colony size, but not density, affects survival and mating success of alternative male reproductive tactics in a polyphenic mite, Rhizoglyphus echinopus
Among acarid mites, a number of species are characterised by the presence of discontinuous morphologies (armed heteromorphs vs. unarmed homeomorphs) associated with alternative mating tactics (fighting vs. scramble competition). In Rhizoglyphus echinopus, expression of the fighter morph is suppresse...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220114/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395719 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-014-1787-7 |