Onset of Oviposition Triggers Abrupt Reduction in Migratory Flight Behavior and Flight Muscle in the Female Beet Webworm, Loxostege sticticalis.
Flight and reproduction are usually considered as two life history traits that compete for resources in a migratory insect.The beet webworm, Loxostege sticticalis L., manages the costs of migratory flight and reproduction Latest Product Releases & Innovations – Stay Updated! through a trade-off in timing of these two life history traits, where mi