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Ant-like Traits in Wingless Parasitoids Repel Attack from Wolf Spiders

A recent study showed that a wingless parasitoid, Gelis agilis, exhibits a suite of ant-like traits that repels attack from wolf spiders. When agitated, G. agilis secreted 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (sulcatone), which a small number of ant species produce as an alarm/panic pheromone. Here, we tested fo...

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Autores principales: Harvey, Jeffrey A., Visser, Bertanne, Lammers, Marl, Marien, Janine, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Ode, Paul J., Heinen, Robin, Gols, Rieta, Ellers, Jacintha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6153775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30066038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-018-0989-2