Ant effects on three-trophic level interactions: Plant, galls, and parasitoids

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 411-415

  Fernandes, G W ^a   Fagundes, M ^b   Woodman, R L ^b   Price, P W ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ant gall interactions; Gall diameter; Insect galls; Parasitism; Phenotypic selection

Indexed keywords

ANT; GALL; INSECT; MUTUALISM; PARASITISM; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

UNITED STATES;

DISHOLCASPIS EDURA; FORMICA NEORUFIBARBIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LIOMETOPIUM APICULATUM; MONOMORIUM CYANEUM; PLATYGASTER; QUERCUS TURBINELLA;

EID: 0032695797     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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