← Back to Conceptsprocess

trophallaxis

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (37 entities)

Loading graph...

Definition

The sharing of liquid food resources between nestmates through specialized anatomical and behavioral adaptations

Publications (2)

The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects

2022The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematicsmeasured

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i> a protective symbiont of aphids

Related Concepts (10)

mutualisms

process2 shared papers

mutualistic relationships

process2 shared papers

prey selection

process2 shared papers

colony establishment

process2 shared papers

keystone species

theory2 shared papers

infection prevalence

metric2 shared papers

honeydew composition

measurement2 shared papers

plant-pathogen interactions

process2 shared papers

biological pest control

framework1 shared paper

honeydew production

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

Onagraceae1 paper

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Asteraceae1 paper

Hamiltonella defensa

Obtusicauda frigidae

Buchnera aphidicola

Enterobacteriaceae1 paper

Pseudonocardia

Pseudonocardiaceae1 paper

Acromyrmex

Formicidae1 paper

Schedonorus phoenix

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae1 paper