Female Stick Insects Mate Multiply to Find Compatible Mates

Why females of many species mate multiply in the absence of direct benefits remains an open question in evolutionary ecology. Interacting and mating with multiple males can be costly to females in terms of time, resources, predation risk, and disease transmission. A number of indirect genetic benefi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 2015-10, Vol.186 (4), p.519-530
Hauptverfasser:	Arbuthnott, Devin, Crespi, Bernard J., Schwander, Tanja
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal reproduction Animals Evolution Fecundity Female Female animals Fertility Genotype & phenotype Genotypes Hatching Insect eggs Insecta - genetics Insecta - physiology Insects Longevity Male Male animals Mating behavior Nonnative species Ova Phasmatidae Predation Reproduction - genetics Reproductive success Sexual Behavior, Animal Spermatozoa Timema Timema cristinae
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