Herbivory in a spider through exploitation of an ant-plant mutualism

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 19, 2009, Pages

  Meehan, Christopher J ^a   Olson, Eric J ^b   Reudink, Matthew W ^c   Kyser, T Kurt ^d   Curry, Robert L ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPE LABELING; LEGUME; LETTER; MEXICO; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FABACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOTOPE LABELING; MEXICO; OBSERVATION; SPIDERS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACACIA; ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; PSEUDOMYRMEX; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 70349781801     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.08.049     Document Type: Letter

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