Older mothers produce smaller eggs without compromising offspring quality: a study of a thelytokous mite predator (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 8

Published: Nov. 18, 2024

Negative relationships between the parental age and offspring life history traits have been widely observed across diverse animal taxa. However, there is a lack of studies examining influence on performance using mites, particularly phytoseiid predators as subjects. This study explored maternal in

Language: Английский

Brooding duration does not depend on cat predation risk but is related to weather and phenology in the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(9)

Published: Aug. 29, 2024

Parental investment increases offspring fitness at the expense of parent's ability to invest in other offspring. In many animal species, parents guard their after birth. The parental decision over duration this period is expected be triggered by associated costs and benefits for both parents. Here, we evaluated relevance several intrinsic environmental variables determining brooding wandering albatross (

Language: Английский