Reduced chitinase activities in ant plants of the genus Macaranga

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 146-149

  Heil, Martin ^a   Fiala, Brigitte ^a   Linsenmair, K Eduard ^a   Boller, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE;

ANT; HERBIVORY; INSECT; PLANT DEFENSE;

ANT; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HOST RESISTANCE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYMBIOSIS;

EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MACARANGA; MACARANGA TRILOBA;

EID: 0032993227     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050589     Document Type: Article

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