Abstract:Newly hatched caterpillars of the butterfly Heliconius erato
phyllis routinely cannibalize eggs. In a manifestation of kin
recognition they cannibalize sibling eggs less frequently than unrelated eggs.
Previous work has estimated the heritability of kin recognition in H.
erato phyllis to lie between 14 and 48%. It has furthermore been
shown that the inheritance of kin recognition is compatible with a quantitative
model with a threshold. Here we present the results of a preliminary study, in
which we tested for… Show more
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