Integumental slime and wax secretion: Defensive adaptations of sawfly larvae
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 20 (10) , 2743-2749
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02036205
Abstract
Evidence is presented from predation tests with ants (Formica exsectoides) that the slimy coating ofCaliroa cerasi and the waxy investiture ofEriocampa ovata serve in defense.Keywords
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