Effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance and rainfall on the specialization of ant–plant mutualistic networks in the Caatinga, a Brazilian dry forest

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Journal of Animal Ecology

• Publication date

  2018-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/1365-2656.12820PMID 29504629
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