High diversity of ants foraging on extrafloral nectar of bromeliads in the Atlantic rainforest of southern Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-53

  Schmida, Volker S ^a,b   Schmid, Simone ^a,b   Steiner, Josefina ^b   Zillikens, Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aechmea; Ant plant interactions; Behavioral analysis; Formicidae; Hummingbird flower mites; Species richness estimation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AECHMEA; AECHMEA NUDICAULIS; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 77951694934     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650521003647647     Document Type: Article

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