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Larval Density, Sex, and Allocation Hierarchy Affect Life History Trait Covariances in a Bean Beetle.
The American naturalist - 1 Feb 2022
Gascoigne Samuel J L, Uwera Nalukwago Desire I, Barbosa Flavia
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AbstractLife history theory aims to understand how different environments result in differential investment in fitness-related traits. While trade-offs between traits are expected, many studies show positive or no correlation between pairs of costly traits. One hypothesis that may explain the inconsistency of trade-offs in the literature is that trait investment may occur in a dichotomous hierarchy (the tree...
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