Geographic Variation in Ant Defence of a Widespread Australian Euphorb

Australian Systematic Botany

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-242

  Mackay, D A ^a   Whalen, M A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRIANA; COLEOPTERA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; HYMENOPTERA;

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERBIVORY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, TOOWOOMBA; AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BROOME;

EID: 0030512778     PISSN: 10301887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SB9960235     Document Type: Article

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