Field evidence and model predictions of butterfly-mediated apparent competition between gentian plants and red ants

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 671-684

  Thomas, J A ^a   Elmes, G W ^a   Clarke, R T ^a   Kim, K G ^a   Munguira, M L ^a   Hochberg, M E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Community module; Enemy free space; Gentiana; Maculinea; Myrmica; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

APPARENT COMPETITION; APPARENT MUTUALISM; BUTTERFLY; GENTIAN; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; RED ANT;

FORMICIDAE; GENTIANACEAE; GENTIANS CRUCIATE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA REBELI; MYRMICA SCHENCHKI; MYRMICA SCHENCKI;

EID: 0031426610     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80050-1     Document Type: Article

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