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When are good genes good? Variable outcomes of female choice in wax moths

1997-07-22

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Female lesser wax moths (Achroia grisella) choose males based on characters of their ultrasonic advertisement signals. Because a female's opportunity to obtain increased somatic benefits by mating with a particular male is limited, we investigated whether females obtain genetic benefits for their offspring via mate choice. Controlled breeding experiments conducted under favourable food and temperature conditions s...

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Literature Corpus work: ec700ad2-a3f9-5cd4-8406-dc3a7a629b7a
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1997.0146
PMCID: PMC1688545

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