An asymmetrical relationship between an arboreal ponerine ant and a trash-basket epiphyte (Araceae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Gibernau, M ^a   Orivel, J ^a   Delabie, J H C ^b   Barabe D ^c   Dejean, A ^a  

^a École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^b UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hanging soil; Mutualism; Nest site selection; Plant protection

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; COLONIZATION; EPIPHYTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST PLANT; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARACEAE; FORMICIDAE; ODONTOMACHUS HASTATUS; PHILODENDRON; PHILODENDRON INSIGNE;

EID: 34447136159     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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