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EL-ZIADY and Kennedy1 found that in colonies of Aphis fabae Scop. which were attended by ants there was a higher rate of multiplication and delayed production of winged forms compared with unattended colonies. It has been suggested that the higher rate of multiplication is a result of ant-attendance delaying dispersal of the aphids from the nutritious apical growth of the host plants2; and it seemed probable that the delayed production of winged forms may have been due to the same cause. However, ant-attendance does cause a marked increase in the feeding rate of aphids3 and the possibility of it having a more direct inhibitory effect on the development of winged forms was not ruled out. In the present communication such an effect is reported.
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JOHNSON, B. Ants and Form Reversal in Aphids. Nature 184, 740–741 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184740a0
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