Contrasting exotic Solenopsis invicta and native forelius pruinosus ants as mutualists with Catalpa bignonioides, a native plant

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-251

  Ness, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic; Extrafloral nectar; Mutualism; Parasitoids; Pupa; Tri trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ANT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PARASITOID; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

CATALPA; CATALPA BIGNONIOIDES; CERATOMIA; CERATOMIA CATALPAE; COTESIA; COTESIA CONGREGATA; FORELIUS; FORELIUS PRUINOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0037393565     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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