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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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Autores principales: Radwan, Jacek, Łukasiewicz, Aleksandra, Twardawa, Mateusz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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