Abstract:Female-female nonsexual interference competition is rapidly emerging as a major fitness determinant of biased sex-ratio groups with high female density. How do females overcome such competition? We used adult flour beetle Tribolium castaneum to answer this question, where females from female-biased groups suppressed each other's fecundity by secreting toxic quinones from their stink glands, revealing a chemical-driven interference competition. The added natal resource did not alleviate these fitness costs. Fem… Show more
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