| Abstrakt: |
A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, explores the plasticity of life-history investment strategies in insects. The study focused on female field crickets and examined the effects of resource availability, specifically food and mates, on reproductive and somatic tissue investment. The researchers found that the availability of mates influenced flight capacity and somatic tissue, while food availability influenced food intake and reproduction. The study highlights the complex relationships between dispersal capacity, resource availability, and the tradeoff between reproductive and non-reproductive tissues. [Extracted from the article] |
