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 Sex differences in the phenology of Diptera
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| tristram |
Posted on 30-05-2023 22:02
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1322 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Does anyone know of any literature that deals with sex diferences in the phenology of Diptera? The following two plots are based on specimens I collected near Reading, UK since 2014. (Actually one specimen was collected in North Yorkshire) tristram attached the following image:  [9.63Kb] Edited by tristram on 30-05-2023 22:21 |
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| tristram |
Posted on 30-05-2023 22:05
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1322 Joined: 27.06.10 |
The complete absence of males from the autumn generation is not something I expected.
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| tristram |
Posted on 30-05-2023 22:18
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1322 Joined: 27.06.10 |
It seems to me that this is evolutionarily unstable and raises interesting questions, such as: Are the females that come out in the autumn reproducing asexually, or are they just wasting their time coming out at that time of year? What is the mechanism that 'wakes up' the females in the autumn but does not 'wake up' the makes? I have found this, but it is not specific to Diptera): Sex-Differences in Phenology: A Tinbergian Perspective Cory T Williams, Helen E Chmura, Cole K Deal, Kathryn Wilsterman Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 62, Issue 4, October 2022, Pages 980–997 Any pointers to any other relevant literature would be much appreciated. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
