Symbiont microcosm in an ant society and the diversity of interspecific interactions

• Main Authors: Hashim, Rosli, Foitzik, S., Witte, V., Leingartner, A., Sabass, L.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/8314/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S000334720800239X

Colonies of the ponerine army ant Leptogenys distinguenda are regularly inhabited by a highly diverse symbiont fauna including insects, spiders, mites, crustaceans and even molluscs. Each of these myrmecophiles has adapted in a highly specific way to the lifestyle of its host. We studied this divers...