Butterfly mimics of ants

Jeremy A. Thomas () and Josef Settele ()
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Jeremy A. Thomas: NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology's Dorset Laboratory, Winfrith Technology Centre
Josef Settele: UFZ Leipzig-Halle, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4

Nature, 2004, vol. 432, issue 7015, 283-284

Abstract: Large blue butterflies are notable for their rarity and ability to dupe ants, and they are endangered. A genetic reconstruction of how social parasitism evolved among them will overturn conservation priorities.

Date: 2004
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