Ants and their effects on an insect herbivore community associated with the inflorescences of byrsonima crassifolia (Linnaeus) H.B.K. (Malpighiaceae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 264-269

  Fernandes, Wilson G ^a   Fagundes, Marcílio ^a   Greco, Magda K Barcelos ^a   Barbeitos, Marcos Soares ^b   Santos, Jean Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant treehopper mutualism; Cerrado; Community structure; Insect herbivory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749167596     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262005000200011     Document Type: Article

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