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Increased Host Investment in Extrafloral Nectar (EFN) Improves the Efficiency of a Mutualistic Defensive Service
Extrafloral nectar (EFN) plays an important role as plant indirect defence through the attraction of defending ants. Like all rewards produced in the context of a mutualism, however, EFN is in danger of being exploited by non-ant consumers that do not defend the plant against herbivores. Here we ask...
Autores principales: | González-Teuber, Marcia, Silva Bueno, Juan Carlos, Heil, Martin, Boland, Wilhelm |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3464296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23056362 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046598 |
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