Leaf damage induces ant recruitment in the Amazonian ant-plant Hirtella myrmecophila

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 675-682

  Romero, Gustavo Q ^a   Izzo, Thiago J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allomerus; Amazon; Induced resistance; Mutualism; Plant resistance

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DAMAGE; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; LEAF; MUTUALISM; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALLOMERUS; ALLOMERUS OCTOARTICULATUS; ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HIRTELLA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMECOPHILA; PROTIUM; PROTIUM HEBETATUM;

EID: 7944227786     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001749     Document Type: Article

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