Host-ant trail following by myrmecophilous larvae of Liphyrinae (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-62

  Dejean, Alain ^a   Beugnon, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Allomones; Formicinae; Interspecific trail following; Kairomones; Lycaenidae

Indexed keywords

ANT TRAIL; ANT-BUTTERFLY INTERACTION; CATERPILLAR; WEAVER ANT;

EULIPHYRA LEUCYANA; EULIPHYRA MIRIFICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIPHYRINAE; LYCAENIDAE; OECOPHYLLA LONGINODA;

EID: 0029668494     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334407     Document Type: Article

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