The mite density treatment had a marginally significant effect on the final mass of the brood ( Table 1 , Fig 4 ), driven mainly by a reduction in brood mass at the highest initial mite density.
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Interspecific Interactions and the Scope for Parent-Offspring Conflict: High Mite Density Temporarily Changes the Trade-Off between Offspring Size and Number in the Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides.
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