Polyandric


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Pol`y`an´dric


a.1.Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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subobscura females are mostly monogamous (see Fisher et al., 2013), they may evolve very specific mating demands, contrary to the polyandric females of many other Drosophila species.
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Oviposition patterns were similar in the polyandric and in the monogamic groups, with the highest number of fertile eggs being observed after day three of initial pairing.
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