Chemical disguise as particular caste of host ants in the ant inquiline parasite Niphanda fusca (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

The exploitation of parental care is common in avian and insect 'cuckoos' and these species engage in a coevolutionary arms race. Caterpillars of the lycaenid butterfly Niphanda fusca develop as parasites inside the nests of host ants (Camponotus japonicus) where they grow by feeding on th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 2009-02, Vol.276 (1656), p.551-558
Hauptverfasser:	Hojo, Masaru K, Wada-Katsumata, Ayako, Akino, Toshiharu, Yamaguchi, Susumu, Ozaki, Mamiko, Yamaoka, Ryohei
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Ants Ants - drug effects Ants - parasitology Behavior, Animal - drug effects Brood Parasite Brood parasitism Butterflies - physiology Camponotus japonicus Caterpillars Chemical Mimicry Cuticular Hydrocarbons Female Formicidae Host-Parasite Interactions Insect behavior Insect castes Insect colonies Insect larvae Larva - physiology Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Male Male animals Niphanda fusca Pheromones - pharmacology Social Behavior Social insects Social Parasite Worker insects
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