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Lycaenid butterflies and ants: two species stable equilibria in mutualistic, commensal, and parasitic interactions

Authors: Pierce, N. E.; Young, W. R.

Year: 1986

Journal: American Naturalist, Vol. 128, pp. 216-227

Publisher: UNKNOWN

Keywords: ENTOMOLOGY, EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY, FORMICIDAE, HYMENOPTERA, LEPIDOPTERA, LYCAENIDAE, MUTUALISM, PARASITISM, RMBL

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