Browsing Entomology by Subject "Fertility"

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Light intensity and wavelength influence development, reproduction and locomotor activity in the predatory flower bug Orius sauteri (Poppius) (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae)

Wang, S.; Tan, X. L.; Michaud, J. P.; Zhang, F.; Guo, X. (2013-11-25)

Light wavelength and intensity are physical factors that can affect arthropod development and reproduction. The present study examined the development, reproduction and locomotor activity of the predatory flower bug, Orius ...
Paternal effects correlate with female reproductive stimulation in the polyandrous ladybird Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Mirhosseini, M. A.; Michaud, J. P.; Jalali, M. A.; Ziaaddini, M. (2014-10-01)

Components of male seminal fluids are known to stimulate fecundity and fertility in females of numerous insect species and paternal effects on offspring phenotype are also known, but no studies have yet demonstrated links ...
Sexual activity diminishes male virility in two Coccinella species: consequences for female fertility and progeny development

Michaud, J. P.; Bista, Mahadev; Mishra, Geetanjali; Singh, Omkar (2013-10-11)

Male contributions, both chemical and behavioural, can influence female sperm usage and reproductive success. To determine whether such male factors are subject to depletion in Coccinella septempunctata and Coccinella ...