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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...
Autores principales: | Ueda, Shouhei, Komatsu, Takashi, Itino, Takao, Arai, Ryusuke, Sakamoto, Hironori |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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