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Evidence based conservation of butterfliesNARA Subscribed
The Red Data Book hoverfly species Microdon mutabilis is an extreme specialist that parasitises ant societies. The flies are locally adapted to a single host, Formica lemani , more intimately than was thought possible in host–parasite systems. Microdon egg survival plummeted in F. lemani colonies > 3 km away from the natal nest, from c. 96% to 0% to Microdon manipulates the social dynamics of F. lemani by feeding selectively o...
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