Lack of compensation by final instar larvae of the myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, for the loss of nutrients to ants

1992 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BAYLIS ◽  
N. E. PIERCE
Keyword(s):  
Jalmenus Evagoras ◽  
Lycaenid Butterfly

The costs and benefits of cooperation between the Australian lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, and its attendant ants

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. E. Pierce ◽  
R. L. Kitching ◽  
R. C. Buckley ◽  
M. F. J. Taylor ◽  
K. F. Benbow
Keyword(s):  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Jalmenus Evagoras ◽  
Lycaenid Butterfly

Local distribution of the lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, in response to host ants and plants

Oecologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Smiley ◽  
Peter R. Atsatt ◽  
Naomi E. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
Local Distribution ◽  
Jalmenus Evagoras ◽  
Lycaenid Butterfly

The distribution and density of a lycaenid butterfly in relation to Lasius ants

Oecologia ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Jordano ◽  
J. Rodr�guez ◽  
C. D. Thomas ◽  
J. Fern�ndez Haeger
Keyword(s):  
Lycaenid Butterfly

Oxygenated sesquiterpenoids characteristic of a male lycaenid butterfly Lycaeides argyrognomon praeterinsularis

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 109-111
Author(s):  
Yutaro Morozumi ◽  
Tomotoshi Murakami ◽  
Michihito Watanabe ◽  
Shinji Ohta ◽  
Hisashi Ômura
Keyword(s):  
Lycaenid Butterfly

scholarly journals Ant association facilitates the evolution of diet breadth in a lycaenid butterfly

2010 ◽  
Vol 278 (1711) ◽  
pp. 1539-1547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Forister ◽  
Zachariah Gompert ◽  
Chris C. Nice ◽  
Glen W. Forister ◽  
James A. Fordyce
Keyword(s):  
Host Range ◽  
Diet Breadth ◽  
Demographic Model ◽  
Adaptive Diversification ◽  
Host Range Evolution ◽  
Mutualistic Interactions ◽  
Novel Host ◽  
Lycaenid Butterfly ◽  
Ant Association

The role of mutualistic interactions in adaptive diversification has not been thoroughly examined. Lycaenid butterflies provide excellent systems for exploring mutualistic interactions, as more than half of this family is known to use ants as a resource in interactions that range from parasitism to mutualism. We investigate the hypothesis that protection from predators offered to caterpillars by ants might facilitate host-range evolution. Specifically, experiments with the butterfly Lycaeides melissa investigated the role of ant association in the use of a novel host, alfalfa, Medicago sativa , which is a sub-optimal host for larval development. Survival on alfalfa is increased by the presence of ants, thus supporting the hypothesis that interaction with ants might be important for host-range evolution. Using a demographic model to explore ecological conditions associated with host-range expansion in L. melissa , we conclude that the presence of ants might be an essential component for populations persisting on the novel, sub-optimal host.

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