A simple non-specific chemical signal mediates defence behaviour in a specialised ant-plant mutualism

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Schatz, Bertrand ^a   Djieto Lordon, Champlain ^b   Dormont, Laurent ^a   Bessière, Jean Marie ^c   McKey, Doyle ^a   Blatrix, Rumsaïs ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LEGUME; LETTER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FABACEAE; HEXOBARBITAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SALICYLATES; SYMBIOSIS;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 65449125779     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.026     Document Type: Letter

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