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trophallaxis — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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trophallaxis

Scope: community ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on trophallaxis with 67 nodes and 138 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Bacteria, Populus, Artemisia, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

The sharing of liquid food resources between nestmates through specialized anatomical and behavioral adaptations

Publications (2)

The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects

2022The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematicsmeasured

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i> a protective symbiont of aphids

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