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Article Addendum

Corruption of ant acoustical signals by mimetic social parasites

Maculinea butterflies achieve elevated status in host societies by mimicking the acoustics of queen ants

Pages 169-171 | Received 07 Aug 2009, Accepted 07 Aug 2009, Published online: 01 Mar 2010

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