ausblenden:
Schlagwörter:
Ant-plant
Ants
Extrafloral nectar
Induced defence
Macaranga tanarius
Malaysia
Myrmecophily
South-east asia.
Genus macaranga euphorbiaceae
Ant-association
Food bodies
Plant
Protection
Hymenoptera
Herbivore
Fern
Reproduction
Cactaceae.
Environment/Ecology in Current Contents(R)/Agricultural,
Biology & Environmental Sciences.
Zusammenfassung:
Extrafloral nectar is an indirect, generally ant-mediated, defence mechanism that is particularly common in tropical plants. This study focuses on interactions among different groups of arthropods visiting extrafloral nectaries of the South-East Asian m