Members of at least one species choose mates and egg sites based on where they were born, research reveals
Credit: Darrell Kemp.
Birthplace exerts a lifelong influence on butterflies as well as humans, new research reveals.
In a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Macquarie University ARC Future Fellow Associate Professor Darrell Kemp reveals that the American passionfruit butterfly, Heliconius charithonia, selects its mate and egg-laying site based on the species of plant that hosted its own egg.
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