Increased fecundity, as a function of multiple mating, in an arctiid moth, Utetheisa ornatrix
@article{LaMunyon1997IncreasedFA,
title={Increased fecundity, as a function of multiple mating, in an arctiid moth, Utetheisa ornatrix},
author={Craig W. LaMunyon},
journal={Ecological Entomology},
year={1997},
volume={22}
}1. Female Utetheisa ornatrix mate multiply and may receive up to thirteen spermatophores. Spermatophores provide the female not only with sperm but also with a nuptial gift of pyrrolizidine alkaloid that she transmits to the eggs, protecting them against predation. Thus, through multiple mating the female accrues nuptial gifts that add to the defence of her offspring.
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