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Protective Geometry and Reproductive Anatomy as Candidate Determinants of Clutch Size Variation in Pentatomid Bugs.
The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2023
Abram Paul K, Guerra-Grenier Eric, Brodeur Jacques, Capko Clarissa, Aquino Michely Ferreira Santos, Beers Elizabeth H, Blassioli-Moraes Maria Carolina, Borges Miguel, Cingolani M Fernanda, Cusumano Antonino, De Clercq Patrick, Fernandez Celina A, Gariepy Tara D, Haye Tim, Hoelmer Kim, Laumann Raul Alberto, Lietti Marcela, McPherson J E, Punschke Eduardo, Saunders Thomas E, Zhang Jin-Ping, Hardy Ian C W
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AbstractMany animals lay their eggs in clusters. Eggs on the periphery of clusters can be at higher risk of mortality. We asked whether the most commonly occurring clutch sizes in pentatomid bugs could result from geometrical arrangements that maximize the proportion of eggs in the cluster's interior. Although the most common clutch sizes do not correspond with geometric optimality, stink bugs do tend to lay...
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