Abstract
Gall clusters of Andricus symbioticus secrete a sweet and sticky food attractive to ants. An ant exclusion experiment demonstrated the selective advantage of attending ants and gall aggregation for A. symbioticus. This gall wasp interacts with the gall-attending ants only through the host plant. Evolution of this symbiotic relationship seems to be associated with gall aggregation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 166-167 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Oecologia |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics