Plant phenotype influences the effect of ant mutualists on a polymorphic mangrove

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 327-334

  Piovia Scott, Jonah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Anti herbivore defence; Conocarpus erectus; Extrafloral nectaries; Herbivory; Plant herbivore interactions; Trichomes

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MANGROVE; MUTUALISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SHRUB; TRICHOME;

CONOCARPUS ERECTUS; FORMICIDAE; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 78650333651     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01728.x     Document Type: Article

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