Ants use odour cues to exploit fig-fig wasp interactions

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Schatz, Bertrand ^a   Hossaert McKey, Martine ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical mediation; Community ecology; Fig phenology; Predation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGRESSION; ANT; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PHENOLOGY; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS FISTULOSA; FORMICIDAE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA;

EID: 73649123826     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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