Eggs of a Eusial Aphid’s Predator are Protected Against Attacks by Aphid Soldiers
Predators generally have traits that enable them to efficiently capture their prey and thus improve their survival. Natural selection should also favor traits of predators that improve the survival rate of their eggs, which are immobile and incapable of active resistance. We hypothesized that eggs...
Main Authors: | Mitsuru Hattori, Takao Itino |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2014-08-01
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Series: | Sociobiology |
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Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/518 |
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