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Surrounding pathogens shape maternal egg care but not egg production in the European earwig
Joël MeunierJoël MeunierJanina M. C. Diehlsubject
0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineEcology[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio][SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biologyZoologyBiologybiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesHerd immunity[SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biologyNestEarwigAnimal Science and ZoologyPaternal careComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsdescription
Earwig mothers increase egg care when pathogens are present in the nest, but do not adapt the quantity and quality of their eggs accordingly. Our results confirm that parents can both detect the presence of microbial pathogens in their nesting area and develop pre-hatching behavioral strategies to reduce the associated risk of pathogen infection. These findings overall emphasize the central importance of pathogens in the evolution of parental care in animals.Twitter: @JMeunierEarwig
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2017-10-20 | Behavioral Ecology |