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Title:		Ant-aphid association: role of aphid alarm pheromone
Author(s):		Nault LR; Montgomery ME; Bowers WS;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1976
Volume:		192
Issue:		4246
Page Number:		1349 - 1351
DOI:		10.1126/science.1273595
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"When attacked by predators, aphids secrete alarm pheromones that cause nearby aphids to disperse. Ant-associated (myrmecophilous) aphid species disperse less readily than nonmyrmecophilous species. The ant Formica subsericea responds to aphid alarm pheromone in a way that is beneficial to the aphid. These findings support our hypothesis that myrmecophilous aphids depend more on ants for protection from predators than on their own dispersive powers"
Keywords:		Animals Ants/*physiology Aphids/*physiology Fear/*physiology Pheromones/*physiology Species Specificity;
Notes:		"MedlineNault, L R Montgomery, M E Bowers, W S eng Comparative Study Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 1976/06/25 Science. 1976 Jun 25; 192(4246):1349-51. doi: 10.1126/science.1273595"