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defense against predators, but atracts more parasites

Develop a mathematical model that describes this system and use it to understand the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of caterpillar hairiness.

• Assuming strong competition between caterpillar species, under what conditions can they coexist?

• Stireman, J.O., and M.S. Singer. 2003. Determinants of parasitoid-host associations: insights from a natural tachinid-lepidopteran community. Ecology 84(2): 296-310.
• Sugiura, S., and K. Yamazaki. 2014. Caterpillar hair as a physical barrier against invertebrate predators. Behavioral Ecology 25(4): 975–983.