Courtship Is a Major Factor of Mating‐Shortened Male Lifespan in an Egg Parasitoid

ABSTRACT Mating is essential for population reproduction and survival, but individuals often incur costs of mating, including energy consumption and increased risks of death, predation, or disease transmission. Many studies on insects have reported a decreased post‐mating lifespan, and studies on th...

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Main Authors: Zi‐Yin Wang, Jing Li, Jia‐Min Tang, Lan‐Feng Qiu, Hao‐Yuan Hu, Peng‐Cheng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71932
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