ZoologyBiology LettersPeer-reviewed
Arms race of physical defences: Hooked trichomes of Macaranga ant-plants kill lycaenid caterpillars, but one specialist has a counter-defence
Ritabrata Roy Chowdhury, T. Ulmar Grafe, Faizah Metali, Walter Federle
The paper shows that hooked trichomes on Macaranga trees defend against most Arhopala caterpillars, but one species, A. amphimuta, can bypass this defense, indicating an evolutionary arms race between plants and herbivores.
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