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Weighing costs and benefits of mating in bushcrickets (Insecta: Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), with an emphasis on nuptial gifts, protandry and mate density

Sexual selection is a major force driving evolution and is intertwined with ecological factors. Differential allocation of limited resources has a central role in the cost of reproduction. In this paper, I review the costs and benefits of mating in tettigoniids, focussing on nuptial gifts, their tra...

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Main Author: Lehmann, Gerlind U C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480873/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22894685
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-9-19
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