Contrasting Responses to Induction Cues by Ants Inhabiting Maieta guianensis (Melastomataceae)

Biotropica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 295-300

  Lapola, David M ^a,b   Bruna, Emilio M ^b,c   Vasconcelos, Heraldo L ^b,d  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Ants; Biotic defense; Induced defense; Mutualism; Myrmecophytes

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE;

ANIMALIA; CREMATOGASTER LAEVIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MAIETA GUIANENSIS; MELASTOMATACEAE; PHEIDOLE MINUTULA;

EID: 0142027844     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2003.tb00288.x     Document Type: Article

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