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Facultative ant association benefits a Neotropical orchid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Brian L. Fisher
Brian L. Fisher
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Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake Cily, Utah 84112, USA
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Keywords

antsant-plant interactionsCaularthronmutualismOrchidaceaePanamá
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 109 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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