The Type And Timing Of Social Information Alters Offspring Production - Biology Letters

Social information, or information from the behavior of others, may be commonly used to improve estimates of resource quality. We exposed female cactus bugs (Chelinidea vittiger) to different types of social information, presented at different times, to examine theoretical predictions regarding the influence of social information on offspring production. We found that females laid more eggs when other females’ offspring were present.

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Filed under: Biology on July 25th, 2008