Tending ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) regulate Dalbulus quinquenotatus (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) population dynamics

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 757-762

  Larsen, K J ^a   Staehle, L M ^a   Dotseth, E J ^a  

^a LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant homopteran interaction; Formica; Leafhoppers; Mutualism; Myrmecophile

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHILY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARTHROPODA; CICADELLIDAE; DALBULUS QUINQUENOTATUS; FORMICA; FORMICA FUSCA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NABIDAE; NABIS AMERICOFERUS; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 0034764352     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-30.4.757     Document Type: Article

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