Alternative male mating behaviour in the two-spotted spider mite: dependence on age and density
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| Publication date | 2014 |
| Journal | Animal behaviour |
| Volume | Issue number | 92 |
| Pages (from-to) | 125-131 |
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| Abstract |
Highlights • We investigated alternative male mating behaviour in the two-spotted spider mite. • We found no differences between genetic lines of fighting and sneaking behaviour. • The proportion of sneaker males changed with male density and with male age. • In competition with old males, young males often switched to sneaking. • Hence, the male mating behaviour observed in this mite is conditional. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.03.032 |
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