Herbivory-induced extrafloral nectar increases native and invasive ant worker survival

Population Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-243

  Lach, Lori ^a   Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Majer, Jonathan D ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia saligna; Ant plant interaction; Iridomyrmex chasei; Linepithema humile; Mutualism; Pheidole megacephala

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NECTAR; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SURVIVAL; WORKER CASTE;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA; FORMICIDAE; IRIDOMYRMEX CHASEI; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 62949135634     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-008-0132-2     Document Type: Article

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