TY - JOUR
T1 - Trophobiosis between the Gall Wasp, Andricus Symbioticus, and the Gall-Attending Ant, Lasius Niger
AU - Abe, Yoshihisa
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Galls produced by Andricus symbioticus supply ants with a sweet and sticky food. Interactions between the gall-attending ant, Lasius niger and the parasitoid, Caenacis sp. (Family Pteromalidae) were observed on the galls of A. symbioticus on Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata at Chojabaru, Kuju Mts. of Oita Prefecture, Japan. On the basis of this observation the association between the gall wasp and the gall-attending ant is regarded as trophobiosis.
AB - Galls produced by Andricus symbioticus supply ants with a sweet and sticky food. Interactions between the gall-attending ant, Lasius niger and the parasitoid, Caenacis sp. (Family Pteromalidae) were observed on the galls of A. symbioticus on Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata at Chojabaru, Kuju Mts. of Oita Prefecture, Japan. On the basis of this observation the association between the gall wasp and the gall-attending ant is regarded as trophobiosis.
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U2 - 10.1303/aez.23.41
DO - 10.1303/aez.23.41
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345233418
SN - 0003-6862
VL - 23
SP - 41
EP - 44
JO - Applied Entomology and Zoology
JF - Applied Entomology and Zoology
IS - 1
ER -