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Effect Of Larval Experience On Learning Mate Preference In Bicyclus Anynana, Taryn Tibbs
Effect Of Larval Experience On Learning Mate Preference In Bicyclus Anynana, Taryn Tibbs
Biological Sciences Undergraduate Honors Theses
Phenotypic traits are shaped by the interaction of an organism's genes and the environment they experience. The plasticity of phenotypic traits is particularly responsive to developmental environments which can shape adult traits, such as expressed behaviors like mate choice and the ability to learn preferences. The Lepidoptera species Bicyclus anynana has been shown to learn mate preference based on social interaction following emergence from the chrysalis, however if and how the social complexity of the larval experience affects this ability to learn is less understood. Here I test the effects of isolation during the larval period on a female’s ability …