Open AccessButterflies that trick ants with sound
Author(s) -
Francesca Barbero,
Luca Pietro Casacci
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
physics today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1945-0699
pISSN - 0031-9228
DOI - 10.1063/pt.3.2757
Subject(s) - mimicry , sound (geography) , host (biology) , ecology , biology , communication , acoustics , physics , psychology
Larvae of parasitic Maculinea butterflies use acoustic mimicry to induce host ants to adopt and care for them.
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