Extrafloral nectaries alter arthropod community structure and mediate peach (Prunus persica) plant defense

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 722-730

  Mathews, Clarissa R ^a,c   Bottrell, Dale G ^a   Brown, Mark W ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Biological control; Community structure; Diversity; Extrafloral nectaries; Oedophrys hilleri; Peach; Plant defense; Prunus persica

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CULTIVAR; HERBIVORE; NECTARY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEFENSE; PREDATOR; SEEDLING;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRUNUS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ARTHROPODS; BIODIVERSITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRUNUS;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 65349107713     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1760.1     Document Type: Article

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