TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vantaux, A.
AU  - Roux, O.
AU  - Magro, A.
AU  - Orivel, J.
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Evolutionary perspectives on myrmecophily in ladybirds
T2  - Psyche
JO  - Psyche
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
VL  - 591570
N2  - Myrmecophiles are species that usually have developed specialized traits to cope with the aggressiveness of ants enabling them to live in their vicinity. Many coccinellid species are predators of Hemiptera; the latter is also often protected by ants. Therefore these ladybirds frequently interact with ants, and some species have become myrmecophilous. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the evolution of myrmecophilous traits in ladybirds. We then discuss the costs and benefits of myrmecophily and the dietary shift to myrmecophagy observed in a few species. Copyright © 2012 Amélie Vantaux et al.
SN  - 00332615 (Issn)
UR  - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858123700&partnerID=40&md5=cebc7558b26fb84f8ad90141ac7774e0
N1  - Export Date: 28 March 2012; Source: Scopus; Art. No.: 591570; doi: 10.1155/2012/591570; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Vantaux, A.; Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; email: amelie.vantaux@gmail.com
ID  - Vantaux_etal2012
ER  -