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Lucas A. Kaminski
Researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Publications - 68
Citations - 861
Lucas A. Kaminski is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Myrmecophily & Riodinidae. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 61 publications receiving 731 citations. Previous affiliations of Lucas A. Kaminski include State University of Campinas & Spanish National Research Council.
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Interaction between Mutualisms: Ant‐Tended Butterflies Exploit Enemy‐Free Space Provided by Ant‐Treehopper Associations
TL;DR: Findings connect two widely documented ant‐trophobiont mutualisms and highlight the importance of considering multiple interactions for a proper understanding of ant‐plant‐herbivore systems.
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Trade-offs underlying polyphagy in a facultative ant-tended florivorous butterfly: the role of host plant quality and enemy-free space
TL;DR: The hypothesis that ecological trade-offs among host plants (i.e., food quality and enemy-free space) promote polyphagy in natural populations of P. polibetes is supported and co-occurrence with ant–treehopper associations on a plant provides parasitoid- free space for P.Polibete larvae is suggested.
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Molecular phylogeny and higher systematics of the metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae)
Noemy Seraphim,Lucas A. Kaminski,Philip J. DeVries,Carla M. Penz,Curtis J. Callaghan,Niklas Wahlberg,Karina L. Silva-Brandão,André V. L. Freitas +7 more
TL;DR: The results point to the need for integrative taxonomy, as adult morphology seems to be have been exhausted as a single data source in this family, and the comprehensive taxon sampling employed here constitutes a large step towards a stable tribal‐level classification.
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O estágio de ovo dos Heliconiini (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
TL;DR: A dichotomic key is provided for their identification, based upon differences at the levels of generic and ultrastructural morphology, and variation in host-plant use.
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Immature stages of Parrhasius polibetes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): host plants, tending ants, natural enemies and morphology
TL;DR: Food sources that promote ant visitation, flower bud morphology and phenology appear to be related to the evolution and maintenance of polyphagy in this butterfly species.