Myrmecophytes of the understory of French Guianian rainforests: Their distribution and their associated ants

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 605-614

  Solano, P J ^a   Durou, S ^b   Corbara, B ^c   Quilichini, A ^b   Cerdan, P ^d   Belin Depoux, M ^e   Delabie, J H C ^f   Dejean, A ^b  

^a UMR Biol Developpement Plantes P   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d Lab Environnement de Petit Saut   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Competition; Local distribution; Myrmecophytes; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ALLOMERUS; ALLOMERUS DECEMARTICULATUS; ALLOMERUS OCTOARTICULATUS; AZTECA; CORDIA; CORDIA NODOSA; FORMICIDAE; HIRTELLA; MAIETA; MAIETA GUIANENSIS; PHEIDOLE; PHEIDOLE MINUTULA; PHYSOPHORA; TOCOCA; TOCOCA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 0037592688     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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