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001-es BibID:	BIBFORM059316
Első szerző:	Kosztolányi András (biológus)
Cím:	Predominant female care in the beetle Lethrus apterus with supposedly biparental care / András Kosztolányi, Nikoletta Nagy, Tibor Kovács, Zoltán Barta
Dátum:	2015
ISSN:	1343-8786 1479-8298
Megjegyzések:	Although intensive care for offspring by both parents is rare in arthropods, it occurs in some species including the beetle Lethrus apterus. According to previous publications, in this species the male collects leaves, which are used by the female to form balls in the underground nest burrow. These balls serve as food for the hatched offspring. Most knowledge about the behavior of this species is based on information collected more than a century ago. Therefore, we investigated above-ground breeding behavior and the status of nest burrows of this beetle in its natural habitat in Hungary. Our results suggest that contrary to previously documented cases, above-ground parental care, i.e. the collection of leaves, is done predominantly not by the males but the females. Further research is needed to understand the role of the sexes in parental care in this species and to explain the discrepancy between the previously documented cases and the results we report here.
Tárgyszavak:	Természettudományok Biológiai tudományok idegen nyelvű folyóiratközlemény külföldi lapban Coleoptera Geotrupidae parental roles role specialization
Megjelenés:	Entomological Science. - 18 : 2 (2015), p. 292-294. -
További szerzők:	Nagy Nikoletta Andrea (1990-) (biológus) Kovács Tibor Barta Zoltán (1967-) (biológus, zoológus)
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