Host-ant specificity of endangered large blue butterflies (Phengaris spp., Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Japan

Large blue butterflies, Phengaris (Maculinea), are an important focus of endangered-species conservation in Eurasia. Later-instar Phengaris caterpillars live in Myrmica ant nests and exploit the ant colony’s resources, and they are specialized to specific host-ant species. For example, local extinct...

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Autores principales: Ueda, Shouhei, Komatsu, Takashi, Itino, Takao, Arai, Ryusuke, Sakamoto, Hironori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27808223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36364

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093462/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27808223
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36364

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