Population differences in host use by a seed-beetle: local adaptation, phenotypic plasticity and maternal effects.

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For insects that develop inside discrete hosts, both host size and host quality constrain offspring growth, influencing the evolution of body size and life history traits. Using a two-generation common garden experiment, we quantified the contribution of maternal and rearing hosts to differences...

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