Repeated mating with the same male increases female longevity and fecundity in a polyandrous leaf beetle Galerucella birmanica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
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DOI: 10.1111/phen.12233
Abstract: Female multiple mating (polyandry) is widespread across Insecta, even if mating can be costly to females. To explain the evolution and maintenance of polyandry, several hypotheses, mainly focusing on the material (direct) and/or the genetic… read more here.
Keywords: longevity; polyandrous leaf; beetle galerucella; birmanica ... See more keywords