Ants and plants with extrafloral nectaries in fire successional habitats on andros (Bahamas)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-99

  Koptur, Suzanne ^a   William, Pascale ^a   Olive, Zuriany ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant interactions; Ants; Bahamas; Caribbean; Extrafloral nectaries; Fire; Mutualism; Rocklands

Indexed keywords

ANT; BAIT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; COPPICE; HABITAT QUALITY; HONEY; MUTUALISM; NECTARIVORY; NECTARY; NEW RECORD; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS);

ANDROS; BAHAMAS;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 77950197597     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.093.0112     Document Type: Article

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