Chemical defenses in the tree Ziziphus mistol against the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex striatus
Ziziphus mistol Griseb. (Rhamnaceae) trees are avoided by the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex striatus Roger (Formicidae, Attini) in a semi-arid Chaco forest of Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina. In order to find out the chemical fraction responsible of ant rejection, we analyzed putative chemica...
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| Language: | English |
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Asociación Argentina de Ecología
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Ecología Austral |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1559 |