Costs and benefits of ant attendance to the drepanosiphid aphid Tuberculatus quercicola
By I. Yao, H. Shibao, S. Akimoto. 2000
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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science
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- Aphid–ant mutualism: how honeydew sugars influence the behaviour of ant scouts (2010, background): “Once an aphid colony is located, a mutualistic relationship can be initiated and maintained by ants as long as the costs of aphid protection are negligible compared with the energy provided by honeydew of adequate quality and quantity (Way, 1963; Bristow, 1991; Yao et al., 2000; Woodring et al., 200”