Oviposition tests of ant preference in a myrmecophilous butterfly

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 861-870

  Fraser, A M ^a,b,e   Tregenza, T ^c,d   Wedell, N ^c,d   Elgar, M A ^c,d   Pierce, N E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Formicidae; Geographical specialization; Host selection; Host shift; Local adaptation; Lycaenidae; Myrmecophily; Oviposition preference

Indexed keywords

HOST SELECTION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MYRMECOPHILY; OVIPOSITION;

AUSTRALIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; JALMENUS; JALMENUS EVAGORAS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0036714575     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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