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J. A. Deere, I. M. Smallegange
The paper shows that juvenile harvesting in bulb mites affects adult male phenotype expression, suggesting developmental plasticity mitigates stress rather than anticipating future conditions.
This study applies macro-organismal life history frameworks to microorganisms, finding two uncorrelated axes of life history variation that do not align with evolutionary history.
F. T. Rhebergen, M. Wijstma, I. M. Smallegange
The paper tests the hypothesis that size-structured mating niches exist in bulb mites through experimental contests between male morphs, finding larger males have higher mating success in fighter-fighter contests.
A. N. Zeeman, I. M. Smallegange, E. Burdfield-Steel…·K. A. Stewart
The paper investigates pheromone production differences between alternative reproductive tactics in bulb mites, finding that scramblers produce more pheromones and reach larger sizes than fighters.
F. T. Rhebergen, K. A. Stewart, I. M. Smallegange
The paper investigates allometric plasticity in bulb mites, showing that food quality shifts the threshold body size for male morph expression.
F. T. Rhebergen, I. M. Smallegange
This study shows that polyphenism in bulb mites allows for flexible maturation strategies in response to environmental conditions and competition.