Why are leaf-cutting ants more common in early secondary forests than in old-growth tropical forests? An evaluation of the palatable forage hypothesis

Oikos

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 169-177

  Farji Brener, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PALATABILITY; PIONEER SPECIES; RESOURCE SELECTION; SECONDARY FOREST;

ANIMALIA; ATTA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0035131333     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920120.x     Document Type: Article

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