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Life cycle and influence of age and feeding on the first mating of Triatoma mazzottii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1993
A cohort of 100 eggs of Triatoma mazzottii Usinger was studied to obtain information on its life cycle. Egg incubation took 24 days; mean duration of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th instar nymphs was 27, 36, 39, 46 and 64 days respectively; mean time from ...
Edi A. Malo   +3 more
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Multidimensional perfectionism and assortative mating: A perfect date? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Assortative mating has been found regarding personality traits, personal attitudes and values, and cognitive abilities, but so far no study has investigated assortative mating regarding multidimensional perfectionism.
Stoeber, Joachim   +2 more
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Impact of Chronic Exposure to Endometriosis on Perinatal Outcomes: Establishment of a Mouse Model

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2022
The purpose of this study was to establish a new mouse model of endometriosis that mimics real-world women’s health problems, in which women continue to be affected by endometriosis long before they wish to become pregnant, and to evaluate the impact of “
Mohammed Elsherbini   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary dynamics of mating-type loci of Mycosphaerella spp. occurring on banana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The devastating Sigatoka disease complex of banana is primarily caused by three closely related heterothallic fungi belonging to the genus Mycosphaerella: M. fijiensis, M. musicola, and M. eumusae.
Arzanlou, M., Zwiers, L.H., Crous, P.W.
core   +1 more source

Sex, food and conflicts: nutrition dependent nuptial feeding and pre-mating struggles in scorpionflies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Engqvist L. Sex, food and conflicts: nutrition dependent nuptial feeding and pre-mating struggles in scorpionflies. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2007;61(5):703-710.Female and male reproductive interests often differ.
Engqvist, Leif ; https://orcid.org/
core   +1 more source

Identification and Functional Analysis of the Pheromone Response Factor Gene of Sporisorium scitamineum

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2019
The sugarcane smut fungus Sporisorium scitamineum is bipolar and produces sporidia of two different mating types. During infection, haploid cells of opposite mating types can fuse to form dikaryotic hyphae that can colonize plant tissue.
Guining Zhu   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The costs and benefits of multiple mating in a mostly monandrous wasp [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Funding: NERC DTGThe taxonomically widespread nature of polyandry remains a puzzle. Much of the empirical work regarding the costs and benefits of multiple mating to females has, for obvious reasons, relied on species that are already highly polyandrous.
Boulton, Rebecca   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Comparison of Selection and Mating Systems for Maintenance of Closed Poultry Lines Using Several Breeding Cages

open access: yesThe Journal of Poultry Science, 2007
In a typical maintenance plan of closed poultry lines, breeding individuals are divided into several groups each with one male and several females. The groups are put into different breeding cages and mating within cages is carried out to produce their ...
Tetsuro Nomura
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in the Olfactory Sensitivity of Ceratitis capitata to Headspace of Some Host Plants in Relation to Sex, Mating Condition and Population

open access: yesDiversity, 2020
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata Wied., is among the most serious pests in horticulture worldwide, due to its high reproductive potential, difficulty of control and broad polyphagy.
Giorgia Sollai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Singles’ Reasons for Being Single: Empirical Evidence From an Evolutionary Perspective

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2020
A relatively large number of people in Western societies are single; that is, they are not involved in any romantic relationship. In this study, we have attempted to investigate the reasons for singlehood by asking singles themselves.
Menelaos Apostolou   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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