Ecological studies on the relationships between ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) and the Myrmecophyte Scaphopetalum thonneri (Sterculiaceae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 91-102

  Dejean, A ^a   Djieto Lordon, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b Faculté de Sciences   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Ant species interactions; Myrmecophyte; Myrmecotrophy; Plant protection; Scaphopetalum thonneri

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030335696     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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