Explaining the abundance of ants in lowland tropical rainforest canopies
The extraordinary abundance of ants in tropical rainforest canopies has led to speculation that numerous arboreal ant taxa feed principally as “herbivores” of plant and insect exudates. Based on nitrogen (N) isotope ratios of plants, known herbivores, arthropod predators, and ants from Amazonia and...
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Main Authors: | Davidson, Diane W., Cook, Steven C., Snelling, Roy R., Chua, Tock Hing |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2003
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Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33419/2/Explaining%20the%20abundance%20of%20ants%20in%20lowland%20tropical%20rainforest%20canopies.ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33419/1/Explaining%20the%20abundance%20of%20ants%20in%20lowland%20tropical%20rainforest%20canopies.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33419/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10766945_Explaining_the_Abundance_of_Ants_in_Lowland_Tropical_Rainforest_Canopies |
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