Ants, stem-borers, and fungal pathogens: Experimental tests of a fitness advantage in Piper ant-plants

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 593-603

  Letourneau, Deborah K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Herbivory; Multitrophic interactions; Mutualism; Nutrient provisioning; Pheidole bicornis; Piper; Plant pathogens; Stem borer

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; FUNGUS; MUTUALISM; PATHOGEN; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PHEIDOLE BICORNIS; PIPER; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 0031823263     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/176956     Document Type: Article

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