Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, reduce predation risk by eavesdropping on communication signals of Formica oreas thatching ants
Ticks spend most of their life inhabiting leaf litter and detritus where they are protected from sun but preyed upon by ants. Ants secrete chemical communication signals to coordinate group tasks such as nest defence. Ticks that avoid ant semiochemicals—as indicators of ant presence—would reduce pre...
Main Authors: | Claire E. Gooding, Charlotte Pinard, Regine Gries, Anand Devireddy, Gerhard Gries |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2024-01-01
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Series: | Royal Society Open Science |
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Online Access: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231355 |
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