Are invasive ants better plant-defense mutualists? A comparison of foliage patrolling and herbivory in sites with invasive yellow crazy ants and native weaver ants

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Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Lach, Lori ^a   Hoffmann, Benjamin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; DICOTYLEDON; FOLIAGE; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; NATIVE SPECIES; NECTAR; PLANT DEFENSE; PREDATOR; TERMITE; WOODLAND;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ACACIA; ACACIA LAMPROCARPA; ANOPLOLEPIS GRACILIPES; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TETRODONTA; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI; PARATRECHINA LONGICORNIS;

EID: 78650204790     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18803.x     Document Type: Article

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