Hawaiian ant–flower networks: nectar‐thieving ants prefer undefended native over introduced plants with floral defenses

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Ecological Monographs

• Publication date

  2011-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/10-1367.1
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