Aphid presence and abundance, more than variation in leaf terpenoid profiles at the plant and plot-level, drive ant behaviour on the perennial forb Tanacetum vulgare
该研究表明,在菊科植物菊蒿(Tanacetum vulgare)系统中,蚜虫的存在与丰度比叶片萜类化合物在个体或样地水平的变异更能驱动蚂蚁的行为,表明蚂蚁主要受其互利伙伴(蚜虫)的引导而非植物化学特征的直接调控。