Are ant-plant mutualisms stronger at lower latitudes? A case study using the castor bean plant

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• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  Oecologia

• Publication date

  2025-07-11

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s00442-025-05772-7PMID 40643636
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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