FEMALE MATING BEHAVIOR. “SFPs influence female behaviour or physiology in a way that makes her less likely to mate again. This is advantageous to the male, but may be disadvantageous to the female – females in insects usually experience a net benefit from multiple mating.” (SFPs = male seminal fluid proteins).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jeb.12763/full
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022