This study was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 31000173, 30460074).
It is widely accepted that the genetic divergence and reproductive incompat- ibility between closely related species and/or populations is often viewed as an important step toward speciation. In this study, sexual com...
The research was supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China (30460074). We also thank three anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.
Circadian mating rhythms, mating frequency, mating duration, and the effect of mating duration on fecundity and fertility in the cabbage beetle, Colaphellus bowringi were investigated in the laboratory. Mating occurre...