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(a) Compared to the case with non-virgin females, male mating rate during the adult-competition phase of the life cycle increases sevenfold when females resistance to mating is reduced by housing males with virgin females at a 1 male : 16 female sex ratio. (b) The increased mating rate is associated with increased progeny production. Error bars are standard errors.
