SOLENOPSIS (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) FIRE ANT REACTIONS TO ATTACKS OF PSEUDACTERON FLIES (DIPTERA, PHORIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL
| Contribuinte(s) |
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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| Data(s) |
20/05/2014
20/05/2014
01/07/1995
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| Resumo |
We studied the responses of Solenopsis fire ants to Pseudacteon phorid fly attacks in southeastern Brazil. The presence of these phorid parasites triggered a suite of phorid-specific defense responses including reduced foraging, bait guarding, a curled defensive posture, and general colony immobility. The existence of these phorid-specific defenses indicates that Pseudacteon phorids exert substantial evolutionary pressure on South American fire ant populations. |
| Formato |
570-575 |
| Identificador |
Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Lanham: Entomol Soc Amer, v. 88, n. 4, p. 570-575, 1995. 0013-8746 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/32388 WOS:A1995RK21500024 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Amer Entomol Soc |
| Relação |
Annals of the Entomological Society of America |
| Direitos |
closedAccess |
| Palavras-Chave | #SOLENOPSIS INVICTA #SOLENOPSIS SAEVISSIMA #BIOLOGICAL CONTROL #DEFENSE RESPONSES #PARASITIC FLIES #BRAZIL |
| Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
