The effects of nutritional and social environment on ovarian dynamics and life history strategy in Nauphoeta cinerea

The trade-off between gametes and soma is central to life-history evolution. Oosorption has been proposed as a mechanism that can mediate this trade-off. When conditions are not conducive to successful reproduction, females are expected to be able to recoup nutrients from unfertilized oocytes and re...

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Main Author: Barrett, Emma Louise Beverley
Other Authors: Moore, Patricia J. : Moore, Allen J.
Published: University of Exeter 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502719