cannibalistic caterpillars (utetheisa ornatrix; lepidoptera: arctiidae) fail to differentiate between eggs on the basis of kinship
;James F. Hare;Thomas Eisner
ocean science (os)1995Vol. 102pp. 27-33
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hare1995psyche:cannibalistic
Abstract
Utetheisa ornatrix larvae, in exercising egg cannibalism, do not discriminate between kin and nonkin. Under natural conditions this may not be a handicap, partly because the larvae hatch largely in synchrony and do not immediately upon emergence engage in cannibalism.