A Unique Population in a Unique Area: The Alcon Blue Butterfly and Its Specific Parasitoid in the Białowieża Forest

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Caterpillars of the Alcon blue butterfly Phengaris alcon feed initially inside flowerheads of Gentiana plants but complete their development as ‘cuckoos’ in nests of Myrmica ants being fed by workers. Social parasitism protects larvae from most natural enemies and only specialized ic...

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Autores principales: Dziekańska, Izabela, Nowicki, Piotr, Pirożnikow, Ewa, Sielezniew, Marcin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33053630
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100687

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33053630
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100687

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