Partner manipulation stabilises a horizontally transmitted mutualism

Ecology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-192

  Heil, Martin ^a   Barajas Barron, Alejandro ^a   Orona Tamayo, Domancar ^a,b   Wielsch, Natalie ^c   Svatos, Ales ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Cheater; Exploiter; Host choice; Host sanction; Mutualism; Partner manipulation

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; PSEUDOMYRMEX;

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CHITINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ACACIA; ANIMAL; ANT; ANT-PLANT INTERACTION; CHEATER; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPLOITER; FEMALE; HOST CHOICE; HOST SANCTION; LARVA; LETTER; METABOLISM; NECTAR; PARTNER MANIPULATION; PHENOTYPE; SYMBIOSIS;

ANT-PLANT INTERACTION; CHEATER; EXPLOITER; HOST CHOICE; HOST SANCTION; MUTUALISM; PARTNER MANIPULATION;

ACACIA; ANIMALS; ANTS; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; CHITINASE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; LARVA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT NECTAR; PLANT PROTEINS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84891483282     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12215     Document Type: Article

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