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To lay or not to lay: oviposition of Maculinea arion in relation to Myrmica ant presence and host plant phenology
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Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps
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It is suggested that extensive grazing is needed to maintain the two most important resources for M. arion, which represents an umbrella species and a good indicator for the conservation status of mountain grasslands.
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The First Record of Myrmica lonae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a Host of the Socially Parasitic Large Blue Butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Plant defences against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies
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A new pathway, whereby social parasites can detect successive resources by employing plant volatiles to simultaneously select their initial plant food and a suitable sequential host is suggested, which could help clarify the ecological costs and benefits accruing to different partners in tight-knit community modules.
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Contrasting genetic structure of rear edge and continuous range populations of a parasitic butterfly infected by Wolbachia
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It is suggested that the Italian peninsula should be considered as a region of special conservation concern and one that is important for maintaining the genetic diversity of M. arion in Europe.
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Selection on dispersal in isolated butterfly metapopulations
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Distributal depression in isolated butterfly metapopulations implied by the results has serious conservation implications and provides a clear argument against using parameter values obtained in a different environmental setting in modelling applications, e.g., Population Viability Analyses or environmental impact assessment.
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Myrmica Ants and Their Butterfly Parasites with Special Focus on the Acoustic Communication
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The biology of Maculinea/Myrmica system is reviewed with a special focus on some recent breakthrough concerning their acoustical patterns.
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Evidence of high larval host ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) specificity in the first post-adoption phase for the myrmecophilous butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) nausithous (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
Interspecific relationships in co-occurring populations of social parasites and their host ants
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Spatial segregation among social parasites was found in two populations and it arises from microhabitat preferences and biological interactions, and local conditions can drive selection on one social parasite to use a Myrmica host species that is not exploited by other social parasites.
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