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Evidence for strategic egg production in a hermaphroditic cestode
C Wedekind1, D Strahm, L Schärer
1Abteilung Verhaltensökologie, Universität Bern, Hinterkappelen, Switzerland. wedekind@esh.unibe.ch
Parasitology
|November 20, 1998
Summary
Reproduction in Schistocephalus solidus depends on social context. Hermaphrodites alone produced larger eggs, while paired worms produced more eggs overall, impacting energy use and offspring viability.
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