Dynamic anti-herbivore defense in ant-plants: The role of induced responses

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-236

  Agrawal, Anurag A ^a   Rutter, Matthew T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031742703     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546834     Document Type: Short Survey

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