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The effect of the presence of quiescent female nymphs, males and their spermatophores on spermatophore placement in two species of eriophyoid mites

Under sex dissociated sperm transfer, females seek spermatophores and pick up sperm without male assistance. In several species males adjust spermatophore deposition rate to the presence of conspecifics. It is not known, however, which factors could favor such elasticity in non-pairing males. In thi...

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Main Authors: Michalska, Katarzyna, Studnicki, Marcin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Netherlands 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687109/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23329154
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9657-y
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