Do non-myrmocophilic epiphytes influence community structure of arboreal ants?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-373

  Stuntz, Sabine ^a   Linder, Christian ^b   Linsenmair, Karl Eduard ^a   Simon, Ulrich ^c   Zotz, Gerhard ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Annona glabra; Ant mosaic theory; Canopy; Insect traps; Panama

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANNONA; ANNONA GLABRA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; MYRMICINAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS ZETEKI;

EID: 0038108653     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00170     Document Type: Article

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