Influence of Azteca alfari ants on the exploitation of Cecropia trees by a leaf-cutting ant

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-92

  Vasconcelos, Heraldo L ^a   Casimiro, Antonio B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Ant plant interactions; Atta laevigata; Azteca alfari; Cecropia; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

FORAGING ACTIVITY; LEAF-CUTTING ANT;

BRAZIL, MANAUS, AMAZONIAN;

ATTA LAEVIGATA; AZTECA ALFARI; CECROPIA DISTACHYA; CECROPIA ULEI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MORACEAE;

EID: 0031436236     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00009.x     Document Type: Article

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