The two-partner ant-plant system of Camponotus (Colobopsis) sp. 1 and Macaranga puncticulata (euphorbiaceae): Natural history of the exceptional ant partner

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Federle, W ^a   Maschwitz, U ^b   Fiala, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Zoologie II   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camponotus (Colobopsis); Macaranga puncticulata; Malaysia; Myrmecophytism; Plant ant

Indexed keywords

ANT-PLANT RELATIONSHIP; FEEDING BEHAVIOUR; HERBIVORY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MUTUATION; PLANT COMPETITION;

ASIA, (SOUTHEAST);

CAMPONOTUS; COLOBOPSIS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MACARANGA PUNCTICULATA;

EID: 0031971820     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050064     Document Type: Article

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