Juvenile diet quality and intensity of sexual conflict in the mite Sancassania berlesei.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Differing evolutionary interests of males and females may result in sexual conflict, whereby traits or behaviours that are beneficial for male reproductive success (e.g., traits related to male-male competition) are costly for females. Since sexual conflict may play an important role in areas such as speciation, population persistence or evolution of life history traits, understanding what factors modulate the intensity of sexual conflict is important. This study aims to examine juvenile diet quality as one of the underestimated ecological factors that may affect the intensity of sexual conflict via individual conditions. I used food manipulation during the development of the mite Sancassania berlesei to investigate the effects on male reproductive behaviour and competit

SUBMITTER: Lukasiewicz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7069193 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature