Reaction of mutualistic and granivorous ants to Ulex elaiosome chemicals

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1935-1947

  Gammans, Nicola ^a,b   Bullock, James M ^a   Gibbons, Hannah ^a   Schönrogge, Karsten ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diglycerides; Lipids; Myrmecochory; Myrmica ruginodis; Seed dispersal; Tetramorium caespitum

Indexed keywords

LIPID; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GRANIVORY; MUTUALISM; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LIPIDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEEDS; ULEX;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

FORMICIDAE; MYRMICA RUGINODIS; TETRAMORIUM CAESPITUM; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX MINOR;

EID: 33747671468     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9119-7     Document Type: Article

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