Fight or flight? A geographic mosaic in host reaction and potency of a chemical weapon in the social parasite Harpagoxenus sublaevis

Ant social parasites use chemical warfare to facilitate host colony takeover, which is a critical but recurring step in their life cycle. Many slave-making ants use the secretion of the Dufour gland to manipulate host behaviour during parasitic nest foundation and slave raids. Harpagoxenus sublaevis...

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