The ecological effects of ant-aphid mutualism on plants at a large spatial scale

Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-241

  Zhang, S ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Ma, K ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ant defense; Ant plant interaction; Exclusion experiment; Herbivory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887866160     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v60i3.236-241     Document Type: Article

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