Masayuki Hayashi   Masaru K. Hojo   Masashi Nomura   Kazuki Tsuji   
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284(1861) 20171367-20171367 2017年8月 [査読有り]
Partner discrimination is crucial in mutualistic interactions between organisms to counteract cheating by the partner. Trophobiosis between ants and aphids is a model system of such mutualistic interaction. To establish and maintain the mutualisti...
Maternally inherited
<italic>Wolbachia</italic>
endosymbionts manipulate arthropod reproduction in various ways. In the butterfly
<italic>Eurema mandarina</italic>
, a cytoplasmic incompatibility-inducing
<italic>Wolbachia</italic>
strain
<...
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY 42(3) 236-239 2016年3月 [査読有り]
Chemical mimicry is an effective strategy when signal receivers recognize and discriminate models by relying on chemical cues. Some aphid enemies mimic the cuticular chemicals of aphids through various means thus avoiding detection and attack by a...