A commensalism between Piper marginatum Jacq. (Piperaceae) and a coccinellid beetle at Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 841-846

  Dyer, Lee A ^a   Letourneau, Deborah K ^b   Williams, Wyatt ^a   Dodson, Craig ^a  

^a and Mass Communication   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualisms; Coccinellidae; Herbivory; Induction; Piper; Secondary compounds

Indexed keywords

PIPER MARGINATUM;

EID: 0033379635     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499001212     Document Type: Article

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