Putting Eggs in One Basket: Ecological and Evolutionary Hypotheses for Variation in Oviposition-Site...
Putting Eggs in One Basket: Ecological and Evolutionary Hypotheses for Variation in Oviposition-Site Choice
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Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews
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Oviposition-site choice is a major maternal effect by which females can affect the survival and phenotype of their offspring. Across oviparous species, the ultimate reasons for females' selection of oviposition sites often differ. We present six hypotheses that have been used to explain nonrandom oviposition-site choice in insects, fish, amphibians...
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Putting Eggs in One Basket: Ecological and Evolutionary Hypotheses for Variation in Oviposition-Site Choice
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1146_annurev_ecolsys_102209_144712
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1543-592X
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1545-2069
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10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102209-144712