Do Lasius niger ants punish low-quality black bean aphid mutualists?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 257-262

  Vantaux, A ^a   Parmentier, T ^a   Billen, J ^a   Wenseleers, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ant; Aphid; Cooperation; Honeydew; Melezitose; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; HONEYDEW; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MUTUALISM; NATURAL ENEMY; RECIPROCITY; SUGAR;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS FABAE; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; FORMICIDAE; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 83555172502     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.035     Document Type: Article

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