High invasive ant activity drives predation of a native butterfly larva

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Lach, Lori;Volp, Trevor M.;Greenwood, Todd A.;Rose, Annaleice
Lori Lach
Abstract

Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) threaten invertebrates on many tropical islands, but little work has been done in continental ecosystems. We found 4.4–16.0 times more cruiser butterfly caterpillars were attacked in Australian rain forest sites with A. gracilipes than in native ant sites, and extrafloral nectar had little influence.

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Biotropica

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48

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1744-7429

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2

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/btp.12284