Publications

Mothers modify eggs into shields to protect offspring from parasitism.	Eggs are an immobile, vulnerable stage of development and their success often depends on the oviposition decisions of the mother. Studies show that female animals, and sometimes males, may invest parental resources in order to increase the survival of their offspring. Here, we describe a unique form of parental investment in offspring survival. The seed beetle Mimosestes amicus may lay eggs singly, or may cover eggs with additional egg(s). This egg stacking serves to significantly reduce the mor ...	2011	21920977
egg and time limitation mediate an egg protection strategy.	the number of mature eggs remaining in the ovaries and the time left for oviposition determine the reproductive decisions of the hyperdiverse guild of insects that require discrete and potentially limiting resources for oviposition (such as seeds, fruits or other insects). a female may run out of eggs before all available oviposition sites are used (egg limitation), or die before using all of her eggs (time limitation). females are predicted to change clutch size depending on whether eggs or tim ...	2014	24735410