Ant species confer different partner benefits on two neotropical myrmecophytes

Oecologia

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-395

  Frederickson, Megan E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant interactions; Cordia; Duroia; Mutualism; Partner benefits

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HERBIVORY; HOST SELECTION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORDIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RUBIACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; CORDIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERU; REPRODUCTION; RUBIACEAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

ALLOMERUS; ALLOMERUS OCTOARTICULATUS DEMERARAE; AZTECA; CORDIA; CORDIA NODOSA; DUROIA; DUROIA HIRSUTA; FORMICIDAE; MYRMELACHISTA; MYRMELACHISTA SCHUMANNI;

EID: 17844364655     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1817-7     Document Type: Article

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