Absorption of ant-provided carbon dioxide and nitrogen by a tropical epiphyte

Nature

Volumn 375, Issue 6527, 1995, Pages 137-139

  Treseder, Kathleen K ^a,b   Davidson, Diane W ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCHIDIA MAJOR; PHILIDRIS SPP.; ASCLEPIADACEAE; DOLICHODERINAE; PHILIDRIS;

ANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EPIPHYTE; NITROGEN;

MALAYSIA, SARAWAK, BAKO NATIONAL PARK;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ABSORPTION; ANT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREE; TROPICS;

EID: 0028974605     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/375137a0     Document Type: Letter

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