Ants, stem borers, and pubescence in Endospermum in Papua New Guinea

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 295-302

  Letourneau, Deborah K ^a   Barbosa, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant; Anti herbivore defense; Borers; Herbivory; Mutualism; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

ANT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MYRMECOPHYTE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; STEM BORER; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

CAMPONOTUS QUADRICEPS; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ENDOSPERMUM LABIOS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033499640     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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