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Phengaris

Known as: Maculinea 
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps
Projections of climate-change scenarios indicate that many Maculinea arion populations will disappear from Europe over the next… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Patterns of host ant use by sympatric populations of Maculinea alcon and M. ‘rebeli’ in the Carpathian Basin
Abstract.Maculinea butterflies show social parasitism via obligatory myrmecophily as their larvae are adopted and raised to… 
2008
2008
Host ant use of Maculinea teleius in the Carpathian Basin (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Host ant use of Maculinea teleius was investigated in 17 Hungarian and three Transylvanian (Romania) sites by opening Myrmica… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Polymorphic growth in larvae of Maculinea butterflies, as an example of biennialism in myrmecophilous insects
The presence of annual and biennial individuals within the same population has been recently demonstrated in the myrmecophilous… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Action Plan for Maculinea Butterflies in Europe
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Effects of latitude, altitude and climate on the habitat and conservation of the endangered butterfly Maculinea arion and its Myrmica ant hosts
Analyses were made of the habitats of the endangered myrmecophilous butterfly, Maculinea arion, and its host ant, Myrmica… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
REVIEW: The recent distribution of the European Maculinea species
The genus Maculinea is confined to the Palaearctic region. Four species occur from Central Europe to China and/or Japan, while M… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Genetic population structure of the large blue butterfly Maculinea alcon in Denmark
We have investigated the genetic population structure within and the genetic differentiation between local populations of the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Comparison of acoustical signals in Maculinea butterfly caterpillars and their obligate host Myrmica ants
An acoustical comparison between calls of parasitic butterfly caterpillars and their host ants is presented for the first time… 
1990
1990
The effect of queen ants on the survival of Maculinea arion larvae in Myrmica ant nests
SummaryThe mortality of Maculinea arion caterpillars was measured in both laboratory and wild Myrmica nests, and found to be… 
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