Memory of social experience affects female fecundity via perception of fly deposits

Abstract Background Animals can exhibit remarkable reproductive plasticity in response  to their social surroundings, with profound fitness consequences. The presence of same-sex conspecifics can signal current or future expected competition for resources or mates. Plastic responses to elevated sexu...

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Main Authors: E. K. Fowler, S. Leigh, W. G. Rostant, A. Thomas, A. Bretman, T. Chapman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01438-5