The importance of floral signals in the establishment of plant-ant mutualisms

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 517-518

  De Vega, Clara ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant; Cytinaceae; Cytinus hypocistis; Floral signal; Nectar; Plant animal interaction; Scent

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYTINACEAE; CYTINUS HYPOCISTIS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 67650109887     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.6.8573     Document Type: Article

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