Declassifying Myrmecophily in the Coleoptera to Promote the Study of Ant-Beetle Symbioses

The symbiotic associations between beetles and ants have been observed in at least 35 beetle families. Among myrmecophiles, beetles exhibit the most diverse behavioral and morphological adaptations to a life with ants. These various associations have historically been grouped into discrete but overl...

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Main Author: Glené Mynhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/696401