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Ant-mealybug interaction decreases reproductive fitness of Schomburgkia tibicinis (Orchidaceae) in Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Victor Rico-Gray  and
Leonard B. Thien
Victor Rico-Gray
Affiliation:
INIREB, AP 63, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91000, Mexico
Leonard B. Thien
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118, USA
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Keywords

antsmealybugsMexicoOrchidaceaereproductive fitnessSchomburgkia tibicinus
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , February 1989 , pp. 109 - 112
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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