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Table 1 Overview of sample sizes

From: Multiple phenotypic traits as triggers of host attacks towards ant symbionts: body size, morphological gestalt, and chemical mimicry accuracy

Army ant species

Behavioral tests

Analysis of CHC profiles

No. of colonies

No. of ecitophiles

No. of colonies

No. of workers

No. of ecitophiles

Eciton burchellii

2*

114

3*

82

148

Eciton dulcium

2

43

3

81

47

Eciton hamatum

1

48

2

63

93

Eciton lucanoides

1

32

2

52

105

Eciton mexicanum

1

34

2

60

65

Eciton vagans

2

43

2

60

42

  1. Given are the number of colonies and the number of specimens used for behavioural tests and analyses of CHC profiles per army ant species
  2. *Including the E. burchellii colony EB15 studied in 2014 (see methods, [38])
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Frontiers in Zoology

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