Co-existence of ants and an arboreal earthworm in a myrmecophyte of the Indian Western Ghats : anti-predation effect of the earthworm mucus.

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Laurence Gaume, M. Shenoy, M. Zacharias and R.M. Borges

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol.22 (3)(3), pp.p. 341-344

2006

Abstract

Anti-predation mechanism

Ant-plant

domatia

Humboldtia

India

Perionyx

Repellent secretion

Tropical forest

lumbricus

plante

forêt tropicale

inde

sécrétion

fourmi

myrmecophyte

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Title: Co-existence of ants and an arboreal earthworm in a myrmecophyte of the Indian Western Ghats : anti-predation effect of the earthworm mucus.
Creators - without role: Laurence Gaume - Université de Montpellier, BotAnique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des végétations - AMAP
M. Shenoy - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
M. Zacharias - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
R.M. Borges - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Publication Details: Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol.22 (3)(3), pp.p. 341-344
Identifiers: 9943446909311
Academic Unit: BotAnique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des végétations - AMAP
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-00023256