Ecological stoichiometry of ants in a New World rain forest

Oecologia

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-231

  Davidson, Diane W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Desiccation resistance; Exocrine product; Insect; Nitrogen limitation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SUCROSE;

ANT; BODY SIZE; CARBON; NITROGEN; RAINFOREST; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; PERU; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOMASS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CARBON; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LOGISTIC MODELS; NITROGEN; PERU; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUCROSE;

AZTECA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA; WASMANNIA;

EID: 12944258614     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1722-0     Document Type: Article

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