The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems |
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Evolutionary Hypotheses and Tests | 1 |
Modes of Reproduction | 28 |
Sexual Selection Theory | 51 |
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abdomen ability acoustic adaptive adult advantage Alcock attract behavior benefits biology brood burrow butterflies chance competition conspecific copulation courtship crickets damselfly defend digger bee Diptera Drosophila dung E. O. Wilson ecological egg laying Eickwort Entomological Society Entomologist evolution evolutionary example favor feeding female choice female's females mate fertilize flies flight foraging gain gametes genes genetic Gwynne Hymenoptera hypothesis individuals insects J. E. Lloyd katydids large males male insects male's males and females mate guarding mating systems monogamy nest number of males occur offspring Orthoptera oviposition pallida parasitic parental parthenogenetic partner perch pheromone polyandry polygyny population potential mates predators prediction prey produce progeny receptive females relatively reproductive success resource rivals scorpionflies sex pheromone sex ratio sexual reproduction sexual selection signals species sperm precedence spermatheca spermatophore strategy swarm territorial males Thornhill tion traits virgin females W. D. Hamilton wasps wings