Physiological determinants of male mating performance in aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

When investigating sexual strategies of aphids, it is necessary to set up multiple replicates to compensate for the small number of eggs laid per female. Genetic variation among replicates can be minimised if members of the same clone are used, but problems can arise unless the participants are also...

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Published inEuropean journal of entomology Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 641 - 646
Main Author HALES, Dinah F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ceske Budejovice Institute of Entomology 03.11.2005
Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
Subjects
aphids
ejaculate size
male maturation
Myzus persicae
sexual strategies
sperm availability
sperm economy
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Summary:When investigating sexual strategies of aphids, it is necessary to set up multiple replicates to compensate for the small number of eggs laid per female. Genetic variation among replicates can be minimised if members of the same clone are used, but problems can arise unless the participants are also physiologically equivalent. A series of experiments on Myzus persicae (Sulzer) was performed to investigate aspects of male maturation and semen transfer that should be considered in planning or interpreting experiments on aphid sexual strategies.
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ISSN:1210-5759
1802-8829
DOI:10.14411/eje.2005.090