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 **Group 5**
-====== Cannibal ladybugs ======
+====== Male-killing bacteria and egg cannibalism in ladybugs ======
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 {{ http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6223/6291262876_59b96f691f_z.jpg?400 |Larva and adult of the seven-spotted
-ladybug near their most common prey: aphids }}
+ladybug near their most common prey: aphids (Image credit: t-mizo)}}
 ===== Assignment =====
+Propose a model of male-killing infection that incorporates sibling cannibalism.
 ==== Suggested questions ====
-  * Unordered List Item
+  * Under what conditions can sibling cannibalism explain the persistence of male-killing bacteria?
-  * xx
+  * How does the aphid population dynamics affect infection persistence?
 ===== References =====
   * Elnagdy, S., Majerus, M., & Lawson Handley, L.-J. (2011). The value of an egg: resource reallocation in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) infected with male-killing bacteria. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24, 2164–2172. [[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02346.x/full|link]]
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   * Agarwala, B.K., & Dixon, A.F.G. (1992). Laboratory study of cannibalism and interspecific predation in ladybirds. Ecological Entomology 17, 303–309. [[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1992.tb01062.x/abstract|link]] [[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228002089_Laboratory_study_of_cannibalism_and_interspecific_predation_in_ladybirds|alternative link]]
+===== Group results =====
+  * {{:2015:groups:g5:group_5.pdf|}}