Female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus
Female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus
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Netherlands: Brill
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English
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Netherlands: Brill
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We investigated the relationship between female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus. Rhodnius prolixus females exhibit active discrimination behaviour to male mating attempts which delays or prevents copulation. Female rejection behaviours can be beneficial if mating opportunities are readily available and...
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Female choosiness and mating opportunities in the blood-sucking bug Rhodnius prolixus
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1850783896
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1850783896
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0005-7959
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1568-539X,0005-7959
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10.1163/1568539X-00003395
