Singing the blues: from experimental biology to conservation application.
J Exp Biol
; 214(Pt 9): 1407-10, 2011 May 01.
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| ID: mdl-21490248
ABSTRACT
Chemical communication plays a major role in the organisation of ant societies, and is mimicked to near perfection by certain large blue (Maculinea) butterflies that parasitise Myrmica ant colonies. The recent discovery of differentiated acoustical communication between different castes of ants, and the fact that this too is mimicked by the butterflies, adds a new component of coevolutionary complexity to a fascinating multitrophic system of endangered species, and it could inspire new ways to engage the public in their conservation.
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Borboletas
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Comunicação Animal
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Conservação dos Recursos Naturais
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article