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Chemical mimicry and host specificity in the butterfly Maculinea rebeli, a social parasite of Myrmica ant colonies

Although it has always been assumed that chemical mimicry and camouflage play a major role in the penetration of ant societies by social parasites, this paper provides the first direct evidence for such a mechanism between the larvae of the parasitic butterfly Maculinea rebeli and its ant host Myrmi...

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Autori principali: Akino, T., Knapp, J. J., Thomas, J. A., Elmes, G. W.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 1999
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1690087/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1999.0796
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