Costs and benefits of multiple mating in the beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)
Two geographical strains of Callosobruchus maculatus beetles with contrasting life histories were compared. Female Callosobruchus maculatus beetles were manipulated to experience four different mating treatments. Multiple mating in a Brazil strain increased fecundity but decreased longevity of femal...
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University of Leicester
2000
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696781 |