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Male mating preference in an ixodid tick

BACKGROUND: Mate choice is a fundamental element of sexual selection and has the potential to shape the evolution of traits. Mate choice based on body size has been shown to be a common trait in several arthropod species. In hard ticks, a taxon of medical and veterinary importance, engorgement weigh...

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Autores principales: Fracasso, Gerardo, Heylen, Dieter, Matthysen, Erik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9450281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36071436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05419-z