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Drosophila melanogaster cloak their eggs with pheromones, which prevents cannibalism

Oviparous animals across many taxa have evolved diverse strategies that deter egg predation, providing valuable tests of how natural selection mitigates direct fitness loss. Communal egg laying in nonsocial species minimizes egg predation. However, in cannibalistic species, this very behavior facili...

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Autores principales: Narasimha, Sunitha, Nagornov, Konstantin O., Menin, Laure, Mucciolo, Antonio, Rohwedder, Astrid, Humbel, Bruno M., Stevens, Martin, Thum, Andreas S., Tsybin, Yury O., Vijendravarma, Roshan K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6328083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30629594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2006012