Influence of plant genetic diversity on interactions between higher trophic levels

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Moreira, Xoaquin ^a,b   Mooney, Kailen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant tended aphids; Aphid tending ants; Baccharis salicifolia; Monocultures; Parasitic wasps; Polycultures

Indexed keywords

ANT; APHID; GENETIC VARIATION; MONOCULTURE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POLYCULTURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASP;

ANIMAL; ANT; APHID; ARTICLE; BACCHARIS; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANTS; APHIDS; BACCHARIS; BIODIVERSITY; WASPS;

EID: 84878198390     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0133     Document Type: Article

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