Tending-Ants Increase Survivorship and Reproductive Success of Calloconophora pugionata Drietch (Hemiptera, Membracidae), a Trophobiont Herbivore of Myrcia obovata O.Berg (Myrtales, Myrtaceae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-19

  Fagundes, R ^a,b   Ribeiro, S P ^b   Del Claro, K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Camponotus; Interactions; Montane ecosystems; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879668945     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v60i1.11-19     Document Type: Article

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