For ant-protected plants, the best defense is a hungry offense

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2823-2831

  Ness, J H ^a   Morris, W F ^b   Bronstein, Judith L ^c  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Barrel cactus; C:N ratio; Carbohydrates; Desert ant guild; Desert laboratory; Extrafloral nectar; Ferocactus wislizeni; Foraging; Mutualism; Rewards; Tucson, Arizona, USA

Indexed keywords

ANT; BAIT; CARBOHYDRATE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; HOST PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTEIN; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CACTACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; CACTACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CACTACEAE; FEROCACTUS WISLIZENI; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349941073     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1580.1     Document Type: Article

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