The ecological effects of the ant-hemipteran mutualism: A meta-analysis

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-124

  Zhang, Shuang ^a   Zhang, Yuxin ^a   Ma, Keming ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ant defense; Ant invasion; Ant hemipteran mutualism; Biome; Life form; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84860558628     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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