Hiding from defenders: localized chemical modification on the leaves of an Amazonian ant-plant induced by a gall-making insect (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

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Published inSociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 417 - 426
Main Authors Izzo, T.J, Juliao, G.R, Almada, E.D, Fernandes, G.W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2006
Subjects
Allomerus octoarticulatus
ant recruitment
Cecidomyiidae
chemical constituents of plants
chemical ecology
Chrysobalanaceae
foraging
Formicidae
galls
Hirtella myrmecophila
induced resistance
insect galls
leaves
mutualism
myrmecophytes
phytophagous insects
plant defense
plant-insect relations
Amazonia
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ISSN:0361-6525
2447-8067