New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon Novo registro de uma interação altamente especializada: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) e sua mirmecófita hospedeira Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) na Amazônia Meridional brasileira
In this study we present a new record of a plant-animal interaction: the mutualistic relationship between the specialist plant-ant Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae). We observed more than 50 individuals of M. madida occupied...
Main Authors: | Ricardo Eduardo Vicente, Wesley Dáttilo, Thiago Junqueira Izzo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
2012-01-01
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Series: | Acta Amazonica |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000400016 |
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