Mothers use Sex Pheromones to Veil Eggs, Preventing Cannibalism (IMAGE)

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Mothers use Sex Pheromones to Veil Eggs, Preventing Cannibalism

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The image illustrates how altered pheromone composition in the wax layer makes a D. melanogaster egg leak, consequently unmasking its identity and making it vulnerable to cannibal larvae.

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Roshan K. Vijendravarma

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