Journal Title
Title of Journal: Insect Soc
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Abbravation: Insectes Sociaux
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Publisher
Birkhäuser-Verlag
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Authors: J Offenberg
Publish Date: 2007/05/11
Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 248-250
Abstract
The visible anal spots deposited by Oecophylla smaragdina ants have been suggested to deter ant prey affect interspecific competition and facilitate mutualists and parasites in tracking down Oecophylla ants I measured the density of anal spots on host trees with and without ants and tested for correlations between spot density ant activity and the likelihood of being detected by an ant Spots were only found on trees with ants On anttrees spots were distributed throughout the trees but with higher densities in areas with high ant activity and pheromone densities were higher on twigs compared to leaves Also there was a positive correlation between spot density and the likelihood of being detected by ants Anal spots may thus function as reliable cues to interacting species and be an important factor in shaping the community around Oecophylla colonies
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