The cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), and its perennial association with ants: Extrafloral nectary location and the potential for ant defense

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 835-849

  Rickson, Fred R ^a   Rickson, Melinda M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agroecology; Anacardiaceae; Anacardium occidentale; Ant plant; Cashew nut; Plantation crops

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MYRMECOPHYTE; PEST CONTROL; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE;

EID: 0032229864     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446419     Document Type: Article

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