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No evidence that presence of sexually transmitted infection selects for reduced mating rate in the two spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common in animals and plants, and frequently impair individual fertility. Theory predicts that natural selection will favour behaviours that reduce the chance of acquiring a STI. We investigated whether an STI, Coccipolipus hippodamiae has selected for incr...

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Autores principales: Jones, Sophie L., Pastok, Daria, Hurst, Gregory D.D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26290801
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1148