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Living in nests is an almost universal feature of eusocial animals. In some aphids, however, sterile soldier castes have evolved in open colonies without a nest. To clarify the factors promoting the evolution ...
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The significance of riparian communities in the energy flow of subtropical stream ecosystems
There is a frequent energy flow connection between streams and riparian zones. However, riparian communities have been limited in studies of stream ecosystems. To understand the significance of riparian commun...
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Open AccessVibrational communication between a myrmecophilous butterfly Spindasis lohita (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its host ant Crematogaster rogenhoferi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ants are a dominant insect group in terrestrial ecosystems and many myrmecophilous species evolve to associate with ants to gain benefits. One iconic example is myrmecophilous butterflies that often produce an...
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First Evidence of Vibrational Communication in Homotomidae (Psylloidea) and Comparison of Substrate-Borne Signals of Two Allied Species of the Genus Macrohomotoma Kuwayama
Substrate-borne signals are widely used in Hemiptera and are known to be utilized in mate searching and recognition. Within this Order, the superfamily Psylloidea is a diverse taxon which uses this type of sig...
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Diversity, Biology, and Nutritional Adaptation of Psyllids and their Galls in Taiwan
Psyllids, or jum** plant lice, are a group of sternorrhynchous Hemiptera. They are highly host specific sucking insects, and many of them form galls. In Taiwan, a revision and some supplemental works of psyl...
