Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Toward an understanding of the chemical ecology of alternative reproductive tactics in the bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini)
A. N. Zeeman, I. M. Smallegange, E. Burdfield-Steel…·K. A. Stewart
The paper investigates pheromone production differences between alternative reproductive tactics in bulb mites, finding that scramblers produce more pheromones and reach larger sizes than fighters.
DOI 10.1186/s12862-021-01956-w