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An Evolutionary Approach John Alcock. 16 Ant highways lead- ing away from a nest of a harvester ant . These ants defend rich foraging areas . Photograph by Bert Hölldobler . group employ ritualized threat displays ( Figure 18 ) . While ...
An Evolutionary Approach John Alcock. 16 Ant highways lead- ing away from a nest of a harvester ant . These ants defend rich foraging areas . Photograph by Bert Hölldobler . group employ ritualized threat displays ( Figure 18 ) . While ...
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... ant colony . Unlike acacia ants , Pachysima move doggedly to a bare patch of skin on a human ( and presumably other mammals ) , where they insert their stingers deeply . No pain is felt for a moment , but there then follows a most ...
... ant colony . Unlike acacia ants , Pachysima move doggedly to a bare patch of skin on a human ( and presumably other mammals ) , where they insert their stingers deeply . No pain is felt for a moment , but there then follows a most ...
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... ant - butterfly association : ( 1 ) the butterfly feeds the ants to keep them from killing it and ( 2 ) the butterfly feeds the ants to enlist their aid in repelling enemies . The lycaenid does have enemies , particularly small ...
... ant - butterfly association : ( 1 ) the butterfly feeds the ants to keep them from killing it and ( 2 ) the butterfly feeds the ants to enlist their aid in repelling enemies . The lycaenid does have enemies , particularly small ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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