Response of ants to the leafhopper Dalbulus quinquenotatus DeLong & Nault (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and extrafloral nectaries following fire

Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 136-144

  Moya Raygoza, G ^a   Larsen, K J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia pennatula; Five spotted gamagrass leafhopper; Mutualism; Tripsacum dactyloides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904466179     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i2.136-144     Document Type: Article

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