Seed cleaning behavior by tropical ants and its anti-fungal effect

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 93-98

  Ohkawara, Kyohsuke ^a   Akino, Toshiharu ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant; Anti fungal effect; Fungal infection; Seed cleaning; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; NEPHELIUM LAPPACEUM; PHEIDOLE PLAGIARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23944442969     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-004-0132-4     Document Type: Article

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