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A new ant-butterfly symbiosis in the forest canopy fills an evolutionary gap
Myrmecophilous butterflies can establish complex symbiotic relationships with ants. A caterpillar wandering among the brood of the aggressive ponerine ant Neoponera villosa was found inside the core of a nest built in the myrmecophytic bromeliad Aechmea bracteata. This is the first caterpillar found...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8531015/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34675260 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00274-x |