title: Behavioral Ecology: Manipulative Mutualism.
abstract: A new study reveals that an apparent mutualism between lycaenid caterpillars and their attendant ants may not be all it seems, as the caterpillars produce secretions that modify the brains and behavior of their attendant ants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Huck Institute for Life Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Biology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address: dhughes@psu.edu.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002080:Butterflies / Q000502:physiology*; D013559:Symbiosis