A comparative analysis of morphological and ecological characters of European aphids and lycaenids in relation to ant attendance

Oecologia

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 422-430

  Stadler, Bernhard ^a,b   Kindlmann, Pavel ^c   Šmilauer, Petr ^c   Fiedler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ant myrmecophile interactions; Aphids; Comparative analysis; Lycaenids; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; BUTTERFLY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHILY;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0038356722     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1193-8     Document Type: Article

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