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... mating swarms are a common phenomenon , and mating plugs are correspondingly well represented [ 700 ] . A virgin queen honeybee flies to a mating station about which many dozens or hundreds of drones have gathered . She is pursued and ...
... mating swarms are a common phenomenon , and mating plugs are correspondingly well represented [ 700 ] . A virgin queen honeybee flies to a mating station about which many dozens or hundreds of drones have gathered . She is pursued and ...
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... MATING EFFORT in which the male's allocation of time , energy , and risk taking is designed to assist him in gaining access to females and their eggs [ 14 , 454 ] . But because this kind of mating effort yields material benefits for ...
... MATING EFFORT in which the male's allocation of time , energy , and risk taking is designed to assist him in gaining access to females and their eggs [ 14 , 454 ] . But because this kind of mating effort yields material benefits for ...
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... mating system of a species . Defining the different kinds of mating systems is not easy , however , because there are several competing criteria . Traditionally , mating systems have been separated on the basis of ( 1 ) how many individ ...
... mating system of a species . Defining the different kinds of mating systems is not easy , however , because there are several competing criteria . Traditionally , mating systems have been separated on the basis of ( 1 ) how many individ ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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