The timing of egg maturation in insects: ovigeny index and initial egg load as measures of fitness and of resource allocation

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The Evolution of Animal Nuptial Gifts (2012, background): “…females emerge with their entire complement of eggs already matured (e.g., mayflies), while in others (e.g., P. ignitus fireflies) females will continue to mature eggs throughout their reproductive lives (Jervis and Ferns, 2004; Jervis et al., 2005 compiled relevant data for many parasitoid wasps).”
Life‐history, genotypic, and environmental correlates of clutch size in the Glanville fritillary butterfly (2007, background): “Causes of clutch size variation have been examined in many studies of birds (e.g. Monaghan & Nager, 1997 ), amphibians (e.g. Chamaille-Jammes et al. , 2006 ), and parasitic wasps ( Jervis & Ferns, 2004 and references therein).”
Egg maturation strategy and its associated trade‐offs: a synthesis focusing on Lepidoptera (2005, background): “…al., 2001), (e) the role of nuptial gifts in female reproduction (Boggs, 1990), and (f) body size (Ellers & Jervis, 2003, 2004; Jervis et al., 2003; Jervis & Ferns, 2004); (2) acquisitionrelated traits: (g) mouthpart structure (Eidmann, 1931; Miller, 1997; Gilbert & Jervis, 1998; Jervis, 1998),…”