Attracting predators without falling prey: Chemical camouflage protects honeydew-producing treehoppers from ant predation

American Naturalist

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-268

  Silveira, Henrique C P ^a   Oliveira, Paulo S ^a   Trigo, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant treehopper interaction; Cerrado savanna; Chemical camouflage; Cuticular profile, multitrophic interaction; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; CUTICLE; HONEYDEW; HOST PLANT; MIMICRY; MOTH; MUTUALISM; NATURAL ENEMY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANTHOPPER; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SAVANNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; CHEMISTRY; HEMIPTERA; NYMPH; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PREDATION; REVIEW; SECRETIONS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BODILY SECRETIONS; HEMIPTERA; NYMPH; PLANTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CAMPONOTUS CRASSUS; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICIDAE; GUAYAQUILA; GUAYAQUILA XIPHIAS; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MEMBRACIDAE;

EID: 76249101908     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/649580     Document Type: Review

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