Mutualism : ants and their insect partners /

A mutualism is an interaction between individuals of two different species of organism in which both benefit from the association. With a focus on mutualisms between ants and aphids, coccids, membracids and lycaenids, this volume provides a detailed account of the many different facets of mutualisms...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stadler, Bernhard
Otros Autores: Dixon, A. F. G. (Anthony Frederick George)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Mutualism (Biology)
Ants > Ecology.
Mutualism (Biology) > Case studies.
Ants.
Symbiosis.
Ants
Symbiosis
Mutualisme (Biologie)
Mutualisme (Biologie) > Études de cas.
Fourmis.
Symbiose.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The scope of the problem
  • Historical perspective
  • Theories on mutualism
  • Mutualisms between ants and their partners
  • A special case: aphids and ants
  • Multitrophic-level interactions
  • Prospects and conclusions.

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