Geographic distribution of the anti-parasite trait "slave rebellion"

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-49

  Pamminger, Tobias ^a,b   Leingärtner, Annette ^b   Achenbach, Alexandra ^b   Kleeberg, Isabelle ^a   Pennings, Pleuni S ^b,c   Foitzik, Susanne ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Host defense; Parasitism; Selection mosaic; Slavemaking ants; Social parasites

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; COEVOLUTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SELECTION;

FORMICIDAE; PROTOMOGNATHUS AMERICANUS; TEMNOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 84871498321     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-012-9584-0     Document Type: Article

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