Abstract
AbstractBrood care in Copris diversus Waterh. enhanced survival of progeny. Reallocation of dung from brood balls with no live progeny to brood balls containing live progeny was. a typical behaviour pattern in this species and resulted in fewer, larger brood balls. The advantage of this behaviour is that larger brood balls produced larger progeny, which in turn produced a greater number of offspring.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Insect Science,Agronomy and Crop Science,General Medicine
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