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Parasite Lost: Chemical and Visual Cues Used by Pseudacteon in Search of Azteca instabilis

An undescribed species of phorid fly (genus: Pseudacteon) parasitizes the ant Azteca instabilis F Smith, by first locating these ants through the use of both chemical and visual cues. Experiments were performed in Chiapas, Mexico to examine a) the anatomical source of phorid attractants, b) the spec...

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Autores principales: Mathis, Kaitlyn A., Philpott, Stacy M., Moreira, Rayane F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3059819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21475689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10905-010-9247-3