Nectar- and pollen-gathering Cephalotes ants provide no protection against herbivory: A new manipulative experiment to test ant protective capabilities

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-38

  Byk, Jonas ^a   Del Claro, Kleber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Cerrado; Extrafloral nectar; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOTES; CEPHALOTES PUSILLUS; FORMICIDAE; OCHNACEAE; OURATEA SPECTABILIS;

EID: 77952429797     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-010-0071-8     Document Type: Article

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