Variation in the effectiveness of biotic defence: The case of an opportunistic ant-plant protection mutualism

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-375

  Giusto, Bruno ^a   Anstett, Marie Charlotte ^a   Dounias, Edmond ^a   McKey, Doyle B ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Dioscorea praehensilis; Herbivory; Lilioceris latipennis; Tritrophic interaction

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION;

CAMEROON;

ANIMALIA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA PRAEHENSILIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LILIOCERIS; LILIOCERIS LATIPENNIS;

EID: 0035175175     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100734     Document Type: Article

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