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Neotropical ant-plant Triplaris americana attracts Pseudomyrmex mordax ant queens during seedling stages
The association between the myrmecophyte Triplaris and ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex is an often-reported example of mutualism in the Neotropics. The ants colonize the hollow stems of their hosts, and in exchange, the plants benefit from a reduced degree of herbivory. The previous studies have show...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28479608 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-017-0542-2 |