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Re: role of body size dimorphism in drones
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Trevor Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:05:12 +1000
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> So, are you saying in the unlikely event one of these little drones gets to the target, their sperm are probably too little also? Hmm. Is this a matter of little significance?

I remember talking with Harry Laidlaw back in 1986 about whether big drones were better for mating than small drones.  Harry said that all drones were were a flying sperm bank and size did not matter.

Trevor Weatherhead
Australia

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