Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants [electronic resource] : a Case Study on Atta colombica in the Tropical Rainforest of Panama / by Rainer Wirth, Hubert Herz, Ronald J. Ryel, Wolfram Beyschlag, Bert Hölldobler.
Plant-animal interactions have become a focus of ecological research, with the processes of herbivory being of special interest. This volume examines the interactions of leaf-cutting ants with the rainforest vegetation on Barro Colorado Islands in Central America. It is the synthesis of field resear...
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Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
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2003.
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Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis ;
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Table of Contents:
- About this Book
- The Natural History of Leaf-Cutting Ants
- The Study Area
- Barro Colorado Island
- Species Composition of the Forest
- Forest Light Regimes
- Canopy Structure of the Forest
- Colony Dynamics
- Harvest Dynamics
- The Trail System
- Host Plant Selection
- Herbivory Rates
- Herbivory and Light
- Seed Dispersal by Leaf-Cutting Ants
- Nutrient Cycling and Water Relations
- Conclusions: Ecosystem Perspectives
- References
- Subject Index.