The presence of an alternative food source changes the tending behavior of the big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Dysmicoccus brevipes (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
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DOI: 10.1007/s13355-018-0553-0
Abstract: The mutualistic association between ants and hemipterans is often facultative and can be affected by the availability of other food sources. In the present study we tested whether the tending behavior of the big-headed ant,… read more here.
Keywords: alternative food; tending behavior; behavior big; headed ant ... See more keywords