Physiological determinants of male mating performance in aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Autor: Dinah F. HALES
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: European Journal of Entomology, Vol 102, Iss 4, Pp 641-646 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.090
Popis: When investigating sexual strategies of aphids, it is necessary to set up multiple replicates to compensate for the small number of eggs laid per female. Genetic variation among replicates can be minimised if members of the same clone are used, but problems can arise unless the participants are also physiologically equivalent. A series of experiments on Myzus persicae (Sulzer) was performed to investigate aspects of male maturation and semen transfer that should be considered in planning or interpreting experiments on aphid sexual strategies.
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