Trait-mediated indirect effects of a theridiid spider on an ant-plant mutualism

Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1066-1070

  Gastreich, K R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Inst for Ctrl Amer Devmt Studies   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Dipoena; Folivory; Indirect effects; Pheidole; Piper; Prey behavior

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; DIPOENA; DIPOENA BANKSII; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE; PHEIDOLE BICORNIS; PIPER OBLIQUUM; PIPERACEAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0032953926     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[1066:TMIEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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