Avoiding ant detection in Siagona europaea Dejean 1826 (Coleoptera Carabidae): An evolutionary step towards true myrmecophily

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-61

  Talarico, F ^a   Bonacci, T ^a   Brandmayr, P ^a   Dalpozzo, R ^a   De Nino, A ^a   Giglio, A ^a   Tagarelli, A ^a   Brandmayr, T Zetto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ants; Carabid beetles; Cuticular profile; Myrmecophagy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANT; BEETLE; CUTICLE; DIET; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MYRMECOPHILY; PREDATOR; SECRETION;

CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; MESSOR CAPITATUS; SIAGONA EUROPAEA; TAPINOMA NIGERRIMUM;

EID: 77953278604     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2009.9522510     Document Type: Article

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