Leaf damage and associated cues induce aggressive ant recruitment in a neotropical ant-plant

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2100-2112

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant recruitment; Ant plant interactions; Antiherbivore defense; Azteca; Cecropia; Costa Rica; Hexanal; Induced resistance; Interplant communication; Mutualism; Plant cues; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; INDUCED RESPONSE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RECRUITMENT;

AZTECA; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031705661     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2100:LDAACI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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