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Experimental evidence for chemical mate guarding in a moth

In polyandrous species, males seek to maximize their reproductive output by monopolizing their mate. Often the male transfers substances to the female that suppress her sexual receptivity or antagonize the behavior of competing males; both are usually transferred in seminal fluids and represent form...

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Autores principales: Hosseini, Seyed Ali, van Wijk, Michiel, Ke, Gao, Goldansaz, Seyed Hossein, Schal, Coby, Groot, Astrid T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5146913/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27934963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep38567