Interaction between a threatened endemic plant (Anchusa crispa) and the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)
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Chemical Defense by the Native Winter Ant (Prenolepis imparis) against the Invasive Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile)
The invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is established worldwide and displaces native ant species. In northern California, however, the native winter ant (Prenolepis imparis) persists in invaded areas. We found that in aggressive interactions between the two species, P. imparis employs a potent defensive secretion. Field observations were conducted at P. imparis nest sites both in the p...
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Division of labor is central to the organization of insect societies. Within-colony comparisons between subfamilies of workers (patrilines or matrilines) revealed genetic effects on division of labor in many social insect species. Although this has been taken as evidence for additive genetic effects on division of labor, it has never been experimentally tested. To determine the relative roles o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthropod-Plant Interactions
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1872-8855,1872-8847
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-018-9619-8