The effects of mutualistic ants on aphid life history traits

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 3522-3529

  Flatt, T ^a   Weisser, W W ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant; Ant tending; Aphid; Homoptera; Honeydew; Lasius niger; Metopeurum fusco viride; Mutualistic relationship; Myrmecophily.

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTUALISM;

APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NIGER; METOPEURUM FUSCOVIRIDE;

EID: 0034496321     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[3522:TEOMAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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