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JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
卷 17, 期 2, 页码 257-264出版社
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2003.00687.x
关键词
local mate competition; male dispersal; outbreeding; partial local mating; sex allocation; Xyleborini
Recent studies on the effect of local mate competition (LMC) on sex ratios have focused on the effect of post-dispersal mating success by males. A higher proportion of males is expected to be produced as the potential for outbreeding increases. Here we demonstrate that males of a haplodiploid ambrosia beetle with LMC disperse to seek additional matings, and brood sex ratios increase with outbreeding opportunities in the field. Manipulations in the laboratory confirm that females produce more sons when the post-dispersal mating prospects of their sons are experimentally increased. This is the first study showing that male dispersal options may influence individual female sex allocation decisions in species with strong LMC.
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