myrmecophily
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Vinony's link graph records 164 inbound references to myrmecophily, and connects out to Coccinellidae, nectar and Formicidae.
It is catalogued under topics including Ants, Ecology and Mutualism (biology).
Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- mutualism
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- Lycaenid ant sec.jpg
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- Myrmecophily
- different from
- Myrmecophila
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Myrmecophile
- Ant-plant interactions
- Ant-arthropod interactions
- Ant-insect interactions
- Hemiptera
- Lycaenid butterflies
- Rove beetles
- Multiple levels of myrmecophily
- Significance in ecology
- Evolution of positive interactions
- Species coexistence
- Community structure
- Model system
- See also
- References
- Sources
thumb |Myrmecophilous aphids being tended by ants
Myrmecophily ( , ) consists of positive, mutualistic, interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms, such as plants, other arthropods, and fungi. It may also include commensal or even parasitic interactions.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “myrmecophily” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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