Aphaenogaster senilis Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): A possible parasite in the myrmecochory of Euphorbia characias (Euphorbiaceae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 441-450

  Gómez, Crisanto ^a   Espadaler, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant; Aphaenogaster; Euphorbia; Insect plant interaction; Interference; Myrmecochory; Seed dispersal; Worker age

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041173289     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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