Attraction of flower visitors to plants that express indirect defence can minimize ecological costs of ant-pollinator conflicts

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 555-557

  Hernndez Cumplido, Johnattan ^a   Benrey, Betty ^a   Heil, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

competition; extrafloral nectar; inflorescence; jasmonic acid; Lima bean; plant defence; pollination

Indexed keywords

ANT; ATTRACTANT; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FATTY ACID; FLOWER VISITING; LEGUME; NECTAR; PEST CONTROL; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA;

PHASEOLUS LUNATUS;

EID: 77957260852     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467410000234     Document Type: Article

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