Male Contribution to Egg Production in Butterflies: Evidence for Transfer of Nutrients at Mating
- 5 October 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 206 (4414), 83-84
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.206.4414.83
Abstract
Radiotracer studies on three butterfly species showed that nutrients contributed by males through mating are used by females for egg production and possibly for somatic maintenance.Keywords
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