Les symbioses entre plantes et fourmis arboricoles

Annee Biologique

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 169-194

  McKey, Doyle ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

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EID: 0000517813     PISSN: 00035017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-5017(00)87667-9     Document Type: Article

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