The ant assemblage visiting extrafloral nectaries of Hibiscus pernambucensis (Malvaceae) in a mangrove forest in Southeast Brazil (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 373-383

  Cogni, Rodrigo ^a   Freitas, André V L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Daily activity; Foraging; Hibiscus pernambucensis; Malvaceae; Mangrove; Plant defense

Indexed keywords

BRACHYMYRMEX; CAMPONOTUS CRASSUS; HIBISCUS PERNAMBUCENSIS; PSEUDOMYRMEX GRACILIS;

EID: 0036375129     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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