Superparasitism and host discrimination by Neodohrniphora elongata (Diptera: Phoridae), a parasitoid of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 907-918

  Bragança, Marcos A L ^a   Nogueira, Carlos A ^a   Souza, Lucas M ^b   Delia Lucia, Terezinha M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO TOCANTINS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conspecific superparasitism; Phoridae; Recurrent attack; Self superparasitism

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 72249085960     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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