Sex Allocation: Size Matters for Red Spider Mites

Sex Allocation: Size Matters for Red Spider Mites

Many animals can adjust the sex ratio of their offspring according to their parental ability to invest. In spider mites, larger eggs are likely to be fertilized and produce diploid females, whereas smaller eggs produce haploid males.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2010-12, Vol.20 (24), p.R1080-R1081
Hauptverfasser: Jackson, Duncan E., Martin, Stephen J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Eggs
Female
Male
Reproduction - physiology
Sex Ratio
Tetranychidae - physiology
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Zusammenfassung:Many animals can adjust the sex ratio of their offspring according to their parental ability to invest. In spider mites, larger eggs are likely to be fertilized and produce diploid females, whereas smaller eggs produce haploid males.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2010.10.049