Female fruit flies use social cues to make egg-clustering decisions

Abstract Background The ability to respond plastically to environmental variation is a key determinant of fitness. Females may use cues to strategically place their eggs, for example adjusting the number or location of eggs according to whether other females are present and driving the dynamics of l...

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Main Authors:	Emily R. Churchill, Emily K. Fowler, Lucy A. Friend, Marco Archetti, Douglas W. Yu, Andrew F. G. Bourke, Tracey Chapman, Amanda Bretman
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	BMC 2025-10-01
Series:	BMC Biology
Subjects:	Cooperative oviposition Laying rate Public goods Social density Drosophila melanogaster
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02382-w
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