A meta-analysis of ant social parasitism: Host characteristics of different parasitism types and a test of Emery's rule

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 589-596

  Huang, Ming H ^a   Dornhaus, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant social parasitism; Colony size; Dulosis; Emery's rule; Inquiline; Parasite host relatedness; Temporary parasitism; Xenobiosis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INQUILINISM; META-ANALYSIS; MIMICRY; RELATEDNESS; SOCIAL PARASITISM; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 51249105307     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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