Effect of herbivore deterrence by ants on the fruit set of an extrafloral nectary plant, Qualea multiflora (Vochysiaceae)

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• Publication year

  1996

• Venue

  Journal of Tropical Ecology

• Publication date

  1996-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1017/S0266467400010142
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