Adaptations of Coccinella magnifica redtenbacher, a myrmecophilous coccinellid, to aggression by wood ants (Formica rufa Group). I. Adult behavioral adaptation, its ecological context and evolution

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 889-904

  Sloggett, John J ^a   Wood, Richard A ^b,c   Majerus, Michael E N ^a  

^a Department of Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CLARE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ant aggression; Ant tended aphids; Coccinella magnifica; Coccinella septempunctata; Formica rufa; Myrmecophily

Indexed keywords

COCCINELLA MAGNIFICA; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; FORMICA RUFA;

EID: 0032457731     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020820428820     Document Type: Article

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