Colony foundation and acquisition of coccoid trophobionts by Aphomomyrmex afer (Formicinae): Co-dispersal of queens and phoretic mealybugs in an ant-plant-homopteran mutualism?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-91

  Gaume, L ^a,b   Matile Ferrero, D ^c   McKey, D ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ant plant homopteran mutualisms; Co dispersal; Colony foundation; Phoresis; Trophobionts

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY FOUNDING; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PHORESY;

CAMEROON;

APHOMOMYRMEX AFER; FORMICIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEONARDOXA AFRICANA; PARAPUTO ANOMALA;

EID: 0034003733     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050013     Document Type: Article

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