Relevance of prolonged first mating in reproductive bioactivities of Dysdercus koenigii (Fabricius, 1775) (Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae)
Adults of Dysdercus koenigii remain in continuous copula for up to 72h. The adaptive significance of prolonged copulation in the reproductive bioactivities of D. koenigii was investigated by a series of interrupted mating experiments. The adults were allowed to mate for a specified duration, after w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Polish Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/pjen-2019-0005 |