Extrafloral nectary-mediated ant-plant interactions in the coastal vegetation of Veracruz, Mexico: Richness, occurrence, seasonality, and ant foraging patterns

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 472-481

  Díaz Castelazo, Cecilia ^a   Rico Gray, Victor ^a   Oliveira, Paulo S ^b   Cuautle, Mariana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant foraging patterns; Ant plant associations; Coastal dune vegetation; Dry tropical forest; Extrafloral nectaries; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANT; NECTARY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; VERACRUZ; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 11244310912     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682857     Document Type: Article

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