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Dead ant walking: a myrmecophilous beetle predator uses parasitoid host location cues to selectively prey on parasitized ants

Myrmecophiles (i.e. organisms that associate with ants) use a variety of ecological niches and employ different strategies to survive encounters with ants. Because ants are typically excellent defenders, myrmecophiles may choose moments of weakness to take advantage of their ant associates. This hyp...

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Published in:Proc Biol Sci
Main Authors: Mathis, Kaitlyn A., Tsutsui, Neil D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5013774/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512148
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1281
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