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Paternal effects correlate with female reproductive stimulation in the polyandrous ladybird Cheilomenes sexmaculata.
Bulletin of entomological research - 1 Aug 2014
Mirhosseini M A, Michaud J P, Jalali M A, Ziaaddini M
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Components of male seminal fluids are known to stimulate fecundity and fertility in females of numerous insect species and paternal effects on offspring phenotype are also known, but no studies have yet demonstrated links between male effects on female reproduction and those on progeny phenotype. In separate laboratory experiments employing 10-day-old virgin females of Cheilomenes sexmaculata (F.), we varied male...
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