Direct and indirect interactions involving ants, insect herbivores, parasitoids, and the host plant Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-35

  Fagundes, Marcílio ^a   Neves, Frederico S ^a,b   Fernandes, G Wilson ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant aphid gall interactions; Baccharis dracunculifolia; Direct effects; Gall development; Indirect effects

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; GALL INSECT; HOST PLANT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; ASTERACEAE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 13544268530     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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