Tabata, J., & Teshiba, M. 2018 Sexual attractiveness and reproductive performance in ageing females of a coccoid insect. Biology Letters 14: 20180262.

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Notes: Males are, therefore, expected to show preferential responses to sexual signals released from females of ages suitable for reproduction. Here, however, we report an unexpected and contradictory effect of ageing on sexual attractiveness and reproductive performance in a coccoid insect: the pheromone-based attractiveness of females increased with ageing, though their reproductive performance was in rapid decline.