Discrimination of aphid mutualists by an ant based on chemical cues

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 177-182

  Glinwood, R ^a   Willekens, J ^a   Pettersson, J ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lasius niger; Mutualism; Rhopalosiphum padi; Semiochemical

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NIGER; RHOPALOSIPHUM PADI;

EID: 33746359665     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710310015445     Document Type: Article

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