Arthropod fauna of mammal-pollinated Protea humiflora: Ants as an attractant for insectivore pollinators?

African Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-14

  Fleming, P A ^a   Nicolson, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ants; Fynbos; Mutualism; Nectar; Non flying mammal pollination; Satellite fauna

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTULUS; ELEPHANTULUS EDWARDII; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MACROSCELIDIDAE; MAMMALIA; PROTEA; PROTEA REPENS; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0038759857     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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