Herbivores just need a calm place to feed: Ants cannot help them

Why do herbivores, like Coelomera sp., seek to consume leaf tissue of Cecropia pachystachya colonized by Azteca alfari Emery, 1893 if they are at risk of being attacked by these ants? We collected herbivory data (leaf area lost, occurrence of herbivores and expulsion of enemies by A. alfari) in dif...

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Main Authors: Antônio C. M. Queiroz, Cibele R. Mendes, Dalbert B. da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2020-08-01
Series:Entomological Communications
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Online Access:https://www.entomologicalcommunications.org/index.php/entcom/article/view/76