Florivorous myrmecophilous caterpillars exploit an ant–plant mutualism and distract ants from extrafloral nectaries
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.12609
Abstract: Females of myrmecophilous butterflies tend to oviposit in plants visited by ant species that engage in stable associations with its larvae. In Banisteriopsis malifolia, caterpillars are attended by the same ants that feed on extrafloral… read more here.
Keywords: ants extrafloral; plant; extrafloral nectaries; ant plant ... See more keywords