Listening to male song induces female field crickets to differentially allocate reproductive resources

Differential investment in offspring by mothers is predicted when there is substantial variation in sire quality. Whether females invest more resources in the offspring of high-quality mates (differential allocation, DA) or in the offspring of low-quality mates (reproductive compen...

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Main Authors: Janice J. Ting, Kevin A. Judge, Darryl T. Gwynne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthoptera Research
Online Access:https://jor.pensoft.net/article/19891/