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 **Group 1**
-====== Size doesn't matter? Armaments and reproductive success in bulb mites ======
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 Evolutionary trade-offs are crucial to understanding dimorphism in a species. A common choice revolves around the distinction between natural and sexual selection: for a male, is it better to outcompete other males in the fight for resources or in their sexual prowess?
-A clear example of this dilemma appears in the bulb mite //Rhizoglyphus robini// -- an acarus often considered a pest in plantations around the world. Males of this species can be either brawny fighters or skinny scramblers. While fighters obviously come on top in the competition for resources, Van den Beuken et al. (2018) have found that scramblers can sire a higher number of offspring, balancing the scales and ensuring the morph's persistence.
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+A clear example of this dilemma appears in the bulb mite //Rhizoglyphus robini// -- an acarus often considered a pest in plantations around the world. Males of this species can be either brawny fighters or skinny scramblers. While fighters obviously come on top in the competition for resources, Van den Beuken et al. (2018) have found that scramblers can sire a higher number of offspring, balancing the scales and ensuring the morph's persistence.
 ===== Assignment =====
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 ===== Questions & Suggestions =====
+  * How does your model account for coexistence of scramblers and fighters in the population?
   * What is the impact of resource scarcity on the ratio between scramblers and fighters?
-  * What would happen if //R. robini// had to defend themselves against a predator (for instance, another species of mite)?
+==== Challenges ====
+This article [[https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecy.2239|here]] shows evidence of a third male morph: the mega-scrambler, a huge male that resembles a female. How would that morph change the scenarios you explored?
 ===== References =====