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not annotated - annotated - LINNAEUS only
Evaluating aggregation membership and copulatory success in the stink bug, Euschistus conspersus, using field and laboratory experiments.
The aggregation and mating behavior of the stink bug, Euschistus conspersus Uhler (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) was investigated in a series of field and laboratory experiments. Marking of E. conspersus mating in aggregations in the field demonstrated that both sexes mate multiple times within aggregations on successive nights and with different partners, although = 20% of the individuals of both sexes returned to aggregations but did not mate. Further analysis of mating patterns in caged aggregations revealed that heavy males and light females mated more frequently than their respective counterparts. Data are interpreted in terms of elucidating the function of benefits of multiple mating within aggregations for males and females.
Ann file
T1 Species 64 73 stink bug
N1 Reference T1 Taxonomy:57298
T2 Species 183 192 stink bug
N2 Reference T2 Taxonomy:57298
T3 Species 75 96 Euschistus conspersus
N3 Reference T3 Taxonomy:1656482 Euschistus conspersus
T4 Species 194 215 Euschistus conspersus
N4 Reference T4 Taxonomy:1656482 Euschistus conspersus
T5 Species 325 338 E. conspersus
N5 Reference T5 Taxonomy:1656482 Euschistus conspersus