Ants that associate with Lycaeninae butterfly larvae: Diversity, ecology and biogeography

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 45-60

  Fiedler, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; Formicidae; Lycaenidae; Mutualism; Myrmecophily

Indexed keywords

ANT; BUTTERFLY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM;

EID: 0034950212     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-4642.2001.00096.x     Document Type: Article

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