Colony growth in Myrmica rubra with supplementation of myrmecochorous seeds

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 845-847

  Fokuhl, Gerriet ^a   Heinze, Jürgen ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Caste determination; Colony growth; Elaiosome; Myrmecochory; Myrmica rubra

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; GROWTH; MYRMECOCHORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED DISPERSAL; WORKER CASTE;

CORYDALIS; CORYDALIS CAVA; MYRMICA RUBRA; SCILLA BIFOLIA;

EID: 36148972391     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0331-2     Document Type: Review

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