Cordia gerascanthus (Boraginaceae) produces stem domatia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 355-357

  Tillberg, Chadwick V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant relationship; Cordia gerascanthus; Domatia; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

STEM; TROPICAL FOREST;

BORAGINACEAE; CORDIA; CORDIA GERASCANTHUS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 2542438187     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001324     Document Type: Article

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