Ant defense versus induced defense in Lafoensia pacari (Lythraceae), a myrmecophilous tree of the Brazilian Cerrado

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 786-788

  Korndörfer, Ana Paula ^a   Del Claro, Kleber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Extrafloral nectaries; Herbivory; Induced defense; Lafoensia pacari; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANGIOSPERM; ANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; MYRMECOPHILY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; LAFOENSIA PACARI; LYTHRACEAE;

EID: 33750316405     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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