Intergenerational shifts in innate odour preferences upon odour injections in Bicyclus anynana butterfly larvae
Yan Ling Chua, V. S. Gowri, I. K. K. Chan, Antónia Monteiro
This study investigates how Bicyclus anynana butterfly larvae transmit odour preferences to their offspring through haemolymph injections of isoamyl acetate (IAA), finding that IAA affects learning but not intergenerational inheritance.
Royal Society Open Science · May 20, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition