Host recognition by the specialist hoverfly Microdon mutabilis, a social parasite of the ant Formica lemani.
The larva of the hoverfly Microdon mutabilis is a specialist social parasite of the ant Formica lemani that is adapted to local groups of F. lemani colonies but mal-adapted to colonies of the same species situated only a few hundred meters away. At a study site in Ireland, F. lemani shares its habit...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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