The role of ant-tended extrafloral nectaries in the protection and benefit of a Neotropical rainforest tree

Marie Ann S. de la Fuente; Robert J. Marquis

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The role of ant-tended extrafloral nectaries in the protection and benefit of a Neotropical rainforest tree

Marie Ann S. de la Fuente
, Robert J. Marquis

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Oecologia
Volume	118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420050718
State	Published - Feb 23 1999

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