Origin of caulinary ant domatia and timing of their onset in plant ontogeny: Evolution of a key trait in horizontally transmitted ant-plant symbioses

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 801-819

  Brouat, Carine ^a   McKEY, Doyle ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Heterochrony; Leonardoxa; Macaranga; Mutualism; Myrmecophytes; Predisp lacement

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MYRMECOPHYTE; ONTOGENY;

FORMICIDAE; LEONARDOXA; MACARANGA;

EID: 0034490114     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.2000.0477     Document Type: Article

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