Myrmica
National Institutes of Health
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The arms race between Maculinea butterflies and Myrmica host ants leads to local host-parasite adaptations. In our study, we…
The arms race between Maculinea butterflies and Myrmica host ants leads to local host-parasite adaptations. In our study, we…
The parasitic caterpillars of Maculinea (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) need to be adopted and nursed by ants of the genus Myrmica…
In a changing environment the ability to adjust physiological functions to new conditions might be especially valuable for long…
Butterflies of the highly endangered genus Maculinea are parasites of red Myrmica ants. Prior to the adoption by Myrmica worker…
Phengaris butterflies, which is the valid name for Maculinea van Eecke, 1915, display an intricate parasitic relationship with…
Colonies of M. rubra, M. ruginodis and M. scabrinodis were collected in four geographic regions: Kiev, Ukraine (50.5°N, 30.5°E…
Active hunting of ants for springtails has been con-sidered thus far only as an exotic phenomenon.Although springtails (small…
The complex life-cycles of Maculinea butterflies and their interactions with Myrmica ants have been studied extensively both in…