On the adaptive meaning of chemically insignificant cues in multitrophic caterpillar-ant-plant symbioses
L. D. Lima, D. S. Assis, F. S. do Nascimento, L. Kaminski
The paper investigates how chemically insignificant cues in caterpillars affect ant-plant symbioses, finding that controlled signals from ant-organs are critical for survival while CHCs are silenced.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition