Evidence for a novel mutualism in the tropical understory shrub Piper urostachyum

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-131

  Hodson, Amanda Kaye ^a   Gastreich, Karin Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anyphaenidae; Costa Rica; Miridae; Mutualism; Piper urostachyum; Tropical wet forest

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; MUTUALISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ANYPHAENIDAE; ARANEAE; HEMIPTERA; MIRIDAE; PIPER; PIPER UROSTACHYUM; PIPERACEAE;

EID: 33644933816     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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