Social parasitism and behavioral interactions between two gall-forming social aphids

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-152

  Wang, C C ^a,b,e   Tsaur, S C ^a   Kurosu, U ^c   Aoki, S ^d   Lee, H J ^e  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d RISSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Gall formation; Social aphids; Species interaction; Sterile soldiers

Indexed keywords

APHID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; GALL; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PARASITISM; SOCIAL INSECT; STERILITY;

APHIDIDAE; ASTEGOPTERYX BAMBUCIFOLIAE; CERATAPHIDINI; HORMAPHIDIDAE; PSEUDOREGMA BAMBUCICOLA; STYRACACEAE; STYRAX SUBERIFOLIUS;

EID: 44449122177     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0988-3     Document Type: Article

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