Ant-Related Oviposition and Larval Performance in a Myrmecophilous Lycaenid

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Results of linear mixed-effects analysis testing the influence of larval experience with ants and day on mean daily difference in egg number between host plants without and with <i>C. floridanus</i> ants present.  

International Journal of Ecology

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Table 3: Ant-Related Oviposition and Larval Performance in a Myrmecophilous Lycaenid 