Wintersemester 2018/2019
We have analysed the fitness consequences of positive and negative choices, checked for physiological factors that might have masked true decisions. We tested whether some females are “easy to have” while [...] parasitic wasps Andra Thiel, Universität Bremen, Ökologie Abstract The decision with whom to mate and to have children is always an important one, as it directly affects the reproductive success of a female, [...] parasitic wasps. In our model species, the parasitoid Bracon brevicornis, choosing the “wrong” partner may have really severe fitness consequences, as in this species genetic incompatibilities comes into play.