Transgenerational cues about local mate competition affect offspring sex ratios in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

In structured populations, competition for mates between closely related males, termed Local Mate Competition (LMC), is expected to select for female-biased offspring sex ratios. However, the cues underlying sex allocation decisions remain poorly studied. Here, we test for several cues in the spider...

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Published in:	Peer Community Journal
Main Authors:	Duncan, Alison B., Marinosci, Cassandra, Devaux, Céline, Lefèvre, Sophie, Magalhães, Sara, Griffin, Joanne, Valente, Adeline, Ronce, Ophélie, Olivieri, Isabelle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Peer Community In 2023-11-01
Subjects:	local mate competition sex-ratio sib-mating haplodiploid
Online Access:	https://peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10.24072/pcjournal.343/