Patterns of Azteca ants' defence of Cecropia trees in a tropical rainforest: Support for optimal defence theory

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 905-908

  Gianoli, Ernesto ^a,b   Sendoya, Sebastián ^c   Vargas, Fernando ^d   Mejía, Paula ^e   Jaffé, Rodolfo ^f   Rodríguez, Mayanín ^g   Gutiérrez, Adrián ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^f MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^h UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ant plant interactions; Azteca; Biotic defences; Cecropia; Indirect defences; Optimal defence

Indexed keywords

ANT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HERBIVORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

AZTECA; CECROPIA; CECROPIA OBTUSIFOLIA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 50649088157     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0454-0     Document Type: Article

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