Effects of ants on arthropod assemblages of a native timber tree in a tropical reforestation plantation

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 418-428

  Riedel, J ^a   Dorn, S ^a   Brand, G ^a   Barrios, H ^b   Mody, K ^a,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant exclusion; Biological control; Ectatomma ruidum; Herbivores; Indirect resistance; Insect plant interactions; Myrmecophilic timber trees

Indexed keywords

ANT; DOMINANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORE; PEST DAMAGE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; REFORESTATION; TREE; TROPICAL REGION;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ARTHROPODA; BIGNONIACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PYRALIDAE; TABEBUIA; TABEBUIA ROSEA; WALTERIANELLA;

EID: 84880277204     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12009     Document Type: Article

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