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The evolution of female multiple mating in social hymenoptera.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Sept 2003

Brown Mark J F, Schmid-Hempel Paul

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The evolution of female multiple mating is a highly controversial topic, especially in social insects. Here we analyze, using comparative analyses and simulation models, the merits of two major contending hypotheses for the adaptive value of polyandry in this group. The hypotheses maintain that, respectively, the resulting genotypic diversity among offspring within a colony: (1) mitigates against the effects of...

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PMID: 14575328
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00386.x

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