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https://lib.hpu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/21887| Title: | Sexual selection of male parental care in giant water bugs |
| Authors: | Ohba, Shin-ya Okuda, Noboru Ichi Kudo, Shin |
| Keywords: | Biology Behaviour Evolution Belostomatidae Egg-bearing Mate choice Paternal care Sexual selection |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Paternal care can be maintained under sexual selection, if it helps in attracting more mates. We tested the hypothesis in two giant water bug species,Appasus majorandAppasus japonicus, that male parental care is sexually selected through female preference for caring males. Females were given an opportunity to choose between two males. In the first test of female mate choice, one male carried eggs on its back, while the other did not |
| URI: | https://lib.hpu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/21887 |
| Appears in Collections: | Education |
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