The Effect of Symbiotic Ant Colonies on Plant Growth: A Test Using an Azteca-Cecropia System

In studies of ant-plant mutualisms, the role that ants play in increasing the growth rates of their plant partners is potentially a key beneficial service. In the field, we measured the growth of Cecropia glaziovii saplings and compared individuals that were naturally colonized by Azteca muelleri an...

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Autores principales: Oliveira, Karla N., Coley, Phyllis D., Kursar, Thomas A., Kaminski, Lucas A., Moreira, Marcelo Z., Campos, Ricardo I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120351

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120351

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