Ants induce domatia in a rain forest tree (Vochysia vismiaefolia)

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 637-642

  Blüthgen, Nico ^a,c   Wesenberg, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant plants; Induced response; Myrmecophytes; Pseudomyrmex; Surumoni canopy crane; Tropical rain forest; Venezuela; Vochysiaceae

Indexed keywords

INDUCED RESPONSE; MYRMECOPHYTE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RAINFOREST;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PSEUDOMYRMEX; VOCHYSIA; VOCHYSIA VISMIAEFOLIA; VOCHYSIACEAE;

EID: 0035711054     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00221.x     Document Type: Article

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