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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