Articulo
Patterns of Azteca ants' defence in Cecropia trees in a tropical rainforest: support for optimal defence theory
Ecological Research
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15010001
Autor
Gianoli, E.
Sendoya, S.
Vargas, F.
Mejía, P.
Jaffé, R.
Rodríguez, M.
Gutiérrez, A.
Institución
Resumen
Optimal defence theory (ODT) predicts that, whereas high risk of herbivory should select for high constitutive levels of defence, induced defences should be more advantageous in environments with a low probability of herbivory. In the present field study, FONDAP FONDAP