Differential host defense against multiple parasites in ants

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-276

  von Beeren, Christoph ^a   Maruyama, Munetoshi ^b   Hashim, Rosli ^c   Witte, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Fitness impact; Myrmecophiles; Parasitism; Staphylinidae

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COEVOLUTION; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LARVA; PARASITIC DISEASE; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SELECTION; VIRULENCE;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 79951953749     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9420-3     Document Type: Article

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