Ecological differentiation among key plant mutualists from a cryptic ant guild

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Warren II, R J ^a,b   McAfee, P ^b   Bahn, V ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphaenogaster; Climate change; Deciduous forest; Facilitation; Myrmecochory; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOTIC FACTOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FACILITATION; GUILD; HERB; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOCHORY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WOODLAND;

NORTH AMERICA;

APHAENOGASTER; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 80052603522     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0174-x     Document Type: Article

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