Flowering as a key factor in ant-Philodendron interactions

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 689-692

  Gibernau, Marc ^a   Orivel, Jérome ^a   Dejean, Alain ^b   Delabie, Jacques ^c   Barabé, Denis ^d  

^a École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^b Campus Agronomique   (France)

^c UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Araceae; Domatia; Habitat; Nest site; Non specific association; Philodendron solimoesense; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANT; CLIMBING PLANT; FLOWERING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEST SITE; TERRITORIALITY;

ARACEAE; PHILODENDRON; PHILODENDRON SOLIMOESENSE;

EID: 57349113113     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005488     Document Type: Article

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