Ant protection (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of two pioneer plant species against the variegated locust

Sociobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 217-226

  Dejean, A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Bridelia micrantha; Macaranga hurifolia: Euphorbiaceae; Plant protection; Zonocerus variegatus: Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034335862     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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