Survey of Neodohrniphora spp. (Diptera: Phoridae) at colonies of Atta sexdens rubropilosa (FOREL) and specificity of attack behaviour in relation to their hosts

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-206

  Silva, V S G ^a   Bailez, O ^a   Viana Bailez, A M ^a   Tonhasca Jr , A ^b   Castro Della Lucia, T M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex spp.; Atta spp.; Attack behaviour; Parasitism; Phorids

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLY; HOST SPECIFICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PARASITISM; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; OBSERVATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; DIPTERA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; OBSERVATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX CRASSISPINUS; ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS MOLESTANS; APOCEPHALUS; ATTA; ATTA LAEVIGATA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; BORGMEIER; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MYRMOSICARIUS; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 40449092595     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485307005548     Document Type: Article

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