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Schlagwörter:
Imported fire ant
Amino-acids
Digestive enzymes
Plant
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Sugars
Parasite
Behavior
Defense.
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Zusammenfassung:
Obligate Acacia ant plants house mutualistic ants as a defense mechanism and provide them with extrafloral nectar (EFN). Ant/plant mutualisms are widespread, but little is known about the biochemical basis of their species specificity. Despite its impor