Protection against herbivores of the myrmecophyte Leonardoxa africana (Baill.) Aubrev. T3 by its principal ant inhabitant Aphomomyrmex afer Emery;Protection contre les herbivores de la myrmecophyte Leonardoxa africana (Baill.) Aubrev. T3 par la fourmi Aphomomyrmex afer Emery, sa principale occupante

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Serie III

Volumn 321, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 593-601

  Gaume, Laurence ^a,b   McKey, Doyle ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Herbivory; Homopteran; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

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

ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; INSECT; LARVA; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

APHOMOMYRMEX AFER; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEONARDOXA AFRICANA; MICROLEPIDOPTERA; PETALOMYRMEX PHYLAX;

EID: 0032126353     PISSN: 07644469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0764-4469(98)80462-9     Document Type: Article

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