Differential associations with ants of three co-occuring extrafloral nectary-bearing plants

Ecoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-335

  Hossaert Mckey, M ^a   Orivel, J ^a   Labeyrie, E ^a   Pascal, L ^a   Delabie, J H C ^a   Dejean, A ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Ant communities; Ant plant relationships; Extrafloral nectaries; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ANT; MYRMECOPHYTE; NECTARY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIALIZATION;

FRENCH GUIANA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MIMOSA MYRIADENA; PASSIFLORA COCCINEA; PASSIFLORA GLANDULOSA; WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 0034777295     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2001.11682660     Document Type: Article

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