Larval defence against ant predation in the butterfly Smyrna blomfildia

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 436-439

  Machado, Glauco ^a   Freitas, André V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant predation; Coloburini; Defence; Frass chains; Larval behaviour; Nymphalidae; Smyrna blomfildia; Urera baccifera

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; LARVA;

COLOBURINI; FORMICIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; URERA BACCIFERA;

EID: 0034860009     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2001.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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