Defense strategies of a myrmecophyte: survival implications for Duroia hirsuta in mutualism with Myrmelachista schumanni and Azteca spp. in the Yasuní Amazonian Forest

Duroia hirsuta K. Schum. (Rubiaceae) is a myrmecophyte that associates with ant colonies from some species such as Myrmelachista schumanni or Azteca spp and three other Neotropical Genera. It is known that M. schumanni protects its host plants against herbivory and eliminates adjacent allospecific p...

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Main Author: Rodríguez Ortega, Camila Viviana (author)
Format: article
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/20496
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