Aggregation as a cost-reducing strategy for lycaenid larvae

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-115

  Axén, Annkristin H ^a   Pierce, Naomi E ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Ants; Butterflies; Cooperation; Cost benefit relationship; Food rewards; Iridomyrmex; Jalmenus evagoras; Lycaenidae; Mutualism; Protection; Strategic behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ANT-BUTTERFLY NUTUALISM; LARVAL SECRETION; SECRETION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IRIDOMYRMEX; JALMENUS EVAGORAS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0031895108     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.2.109     Document Type: Article

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