Parasitism and ant protection alter the survival of the lycaenid Hemiargus isola

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 228-232

  Weeks, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant tending; Cotesia; Forelius; Formica; Formicidae; Hemiargus isola; Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae; Mutualism; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LARVA; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; PROTECTIONISM;

APLOMYA THECLARUM; BRACONIDAE; COTESIA; COTESIA CYANIRIDIS; DALEA; DALEA ALBIFLORA; DORYMYRMEX; FORELIUS; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; TACHINIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037394925     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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