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Low level of polyandry constrains phenotypic plasticity of male body size in mites

Polyandry, i.e. females mating with multiple males, is more common than previously anticipated and potentially provides both direct and indirect fitness benefits to females. The level of polyandry (defined by the lifetime number of male mates of a female) is an important determinant of the occurrenc...

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Autores principales: Schausberger, Peter, Walzer, Andreas, Murata, Yasumasa, Osakabe, Masahiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708631/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29190832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188924