Transgenerational cues about local mate competition affect offspring sex ratios in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae
A. Duncan, C. Marinosci, C. Devaux, S. Lefevre, S. Magalhaes, J. Griffin, A. Valente, O. Ronce, I. Olivieri
The paper shows that maternal environment influences offspring sex ratios in spider mites, suggesting females use this as a cue for local mate competition conditions.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2018Evolutionary Biology