Ants on plants: a meta-analysis of the role of ants as plant biotic defenses - Rosumek, Felix B; Silveira, Fernando A. O; de S. Neves, Frederico; de U. Barbosa, Newton P; Diniz, Livia; Oki, Yumi; Pezzini, Flavia; Fernandes, G. Wilson; Cornelissen, Tatiana (Oecologia, 2009)
Keywords: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Ants; Ants - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate; Ecological competition; Ecology; foods; Formicidae; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; growth & development; Hemiptera; Hemiptera - physiology; Herbivores; Herbivory; Hydrology/Water Resources; Insect ecology; Insect reproduction; leaves; Life Sciences; meta-analysis; nectaries; physiology; Phytophagous insects; Plant biomass; plant damage; Plant Leaves; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Plant Physiological Phenomena; Plant reproduction; Plant Sciences; Plant-Animal Interactions - Original Paper; Plant-Animal Interactions - Original Papers; Plants; Population Density; Predators; Symbiosis; Temperate regions; Tropical environments; Tropical plants; Tropical regions; Formicidae; Herbivory; Ant–plant interaction; Indirect interactions; Ant–plant mutualism; Biochemical analysis; Herbivorous; Insecta; Interaction; Ant―plant mutualism; Social insect; Formicoidea; Mutualism; Metaanalysis; Arthropoda; Ant―plant interaction; Defense mechanism; Hymenoptera; Invertebrata; Aculeata