Chemical basis of egg cannibalism in a caterpillar (Utetheisa ornatrix)

@article{Bogner1991ChemicalBO,
  title={Chemical basis of egg cannibalism in a caterpillar (Utetheisa ornatrix)},
  author={Franz Xaver Bogner and Thomas Eisner},
  journal={Journal of Chemical Ecology},
  year={1991},
  volume={17},
  pages={2063-2075},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:23809889}
}
It is argued that such feeding may occur only opportunistically in the wild, rather than as a matter of course, because presence of PA in the egg, while providing the egg with defense against predation, can increase its vulnerability to cannibalism.
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