Balancing between mutualism and exploitation: The symbiotic interaction between Lasius ants and aphids

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 304-310

  Offenberg, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ant behavior; Ant aphid symbiosis; Conditional interaction outcome; Mutualism; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PREDATION;

EID: 0035087854     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000303     Document Type: Article

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