Effects of plant age, experimental nutrient addition and ant occupancy on herbivory in a neotropical myrmecophyte

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1156-1163

  Trager, Matthew D ^a   Bruna, Emilio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant; Azteca; Biotic defence; Coptocycla; Crematogaster; Direct defence; Herbivory; Indirect defence; Mutualism; Plant defence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANT; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; HERBIVORY; MYRMECOPHYTE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

AZTECA; COPTOCYCLA; CORDIA; CORDIA ALLIODORA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33749443855     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01165.x     Document Type: Article

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