Defense of Acacia collinsii by an obligate and nonobligate ant species: the significance of encroaching vegetation

We examined the role of encroaching vegetation on the aggressive interactions between two species of ants, Pseudomyrmex spinicola and Crematogaster brevispinosa, and the ability of these two species of ants to protect Acacia collinsii from herbivory. The study was conducted on 26-30 January 1994, at...

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Published in:Biotropica 1998-09, Vol.30 (3), p.480-482
Main Authors: Suarez, A.V. (University of California at San Diego, La Jolla.), De Moraes, C, Ippolito, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACACIA
Acacia collinsii
Ants
Costa Rica
Crematogaster brevispinosa
Cremtogaster
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
Ecology
FORMICIDAE
Herbivores
herbivory
Infestation
Insect colonies
MECANISME DE DEFENSE
MECANISMOS DE DEFENSA
MUTUALISM
Phytophagous insects
Plant insect relations
Plants
PSEUDOMYRMEX
Pseudomyrmex spinicola
SIMBIOSIS
SYMBIOSE
SYMBIOSIS
Urban ecology
Vegetation
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Summary:We examined the role of encroaching vegetation on the aggressive interactions between two species of ants, Pseudomyrmex spinicola and Crematogaster brevispinosa, and the ability of these two species of ants to protect Acacia collinsii from herbivory. The study was conducted on 26-30 January 1994, at Playa Naranjo in Santa Rosa National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
ISSN:0006-3606
1744-7429
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00083.x