The reproductive and mating behaviour of the gregarious parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis
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West, Stuart A
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Shuker, David
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Burton, Maxwell N
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2008-07-21T13:33:21Z
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2008-07-21T13:33:21Z
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2008
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Mating behaviours and reproductive decisions are of key importance to evolutionary
fitness. However, it is often difficult to measure and compare the fitness of different
individuals, especially in long-lived species, and for behaviours that are subject to
multiple selective forces. A striking exception though is the field of sex-allocation
research, which is a triumphant success of evolutionary theory (Charnov 1982). The
reason for this success is that, following Fisher (1958), the fitness consequences of
different sex ratios can be readily predicted and tested analytically. These predictions
are very amenable to empirical testing and provide a platform to measure the
precision of adaptation, which is crucial for understanding the nature of evolutionary
change.
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http://hdl.handle.net/1842/2386
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Evolutionary Biology
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Nasonia vitripennis
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The reproductive and mating behaviour of the gregarious parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis
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Thesis or Dissertation
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Doctoral
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PhD Doctor of Philosophy
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