Provision of small sterile eggs is a circumstance-dependent maternal investment in sibling cannibalism in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Many aphidophagous ladybird beetles lay clusters of eggs and sibling cannibalism occurs at hatching. Larvae that hatch early tend to cannibalize undeveloped eggs and those that hatch late. The cannibalized eggs, especially those that are sterile, represent a maternal investment in the cannibal and a...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2022-02-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202201-0014_provision_of_small_sterile_eggs_is_a_circumstance-dependent_maternal_investment_in_sibling_cannibalism_in_the_l.php |