Abstract
Each geographic strain of C. maculatus appears to have a unique set of physiological and behavioral traits. Some strains disperse eggs uniformly, others place eggs at random, fecundity may or may not be inhibited when few beans are available, and females may select the largest available beans for oviposition. Host preferences and tolerances differ from strain to strain and respond to selection. Before this variability was understood too little attention was given to the need for careful experimental design. A protocol is suggested as providing some standard points of reference for future research. The prospects for exciting research in ecology and evolution in this astonishingly variable species seems unlimited.
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Mitchell, R. (1990). Behavioral Ecology of Callosobruchus Maculatus . In: Fujii, K., Gatehouse, A.M.R., Johnson, C.D., Mitchel, R., Yoshida, T. (eds) Bruchids and Legumes: Economics, Ecology and Coevolution. Series Entomologica, vol 46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2005-7_31
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