Wasps are better plant-guards than ants in the extrafloral nectaried shrub Ouratea spectabilis (Ochnaceae)
In the Cerrado, many plants are patrolled by ants, but in some cases, predatory wasps may also play an important role in herbivore deterrence. Here we examined the effects of the wasp Brachygastra lecheguana and the ant Pseudomyrmex gracilis on the predation of endophytic weevils which develop in th...
Main Authors: | Kleber Del-Claro, Estevão Alves-Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2016-04-01
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Series: | Sociobiology |
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Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/908 |
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