caa a22 4500 469097744 CHVBK 20180323133036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00317635 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00317635 The distribution and density of a lycaenid butterfly in relation to Lasius ants [Elektronische Daten] [D. Jordano, J. Rodríguez, C. Thomas, J. Fernández Haeger] Summary: Larvae and pupae of lycaenid butteflies are often associated with ants: this is usually a mutualism in which ants guard the lycaenids from natural enemies, and the lycaenid larvae and pupae provide sugars and amino acids for the ants. A possible consequence of the interaction is spatially correlated ant and lycaenid distributions, but the phenomenon is poorly documented. We examined the lycaenid Plebejus argus, which is tended by Lasius ants. Within habitat patches, P. argus eggs, larvae and pupae were all spatially associated with Lasius. On a larger scale, the densities of butterflies in different habitat patches and populations, and whether the butterfly was present or not, were correlated with Lasius ant densities. The association of P. argus with Lasius ants is consistent among populations, and occurs at several spatial scales. Other aspects of the ecology of P. argus are more variable. Springer-Verlag, 1992 Mutualism nationallicence Plebejus argus nationallicence Spatial patterns nationallicence Jordano D. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut Rodríguez J. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut Thomas C. NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berks, UK aut Fernández Haeger J. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut Oecologia Springer-Verlag 91/3(1992-09-01), 439-446 0029-8549 91:3<439 1992 91 442 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317635 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317635 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jordano D. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rodríguez J. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thomas C. NERC Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, SL5 7PY, Ascot, Berks, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fernández Haeger J. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Córdoba, 14004, Córdoba, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Oecologia Springer-Verlag 91/3(1992-09-01), 439-446 0029-8549 91:3<439 1992 91 442 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer