Plant Genotype Shapes Ant‐Aphid Interactions: Implications for Community Structure and Indirect Plant Defense
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Plant genotype shapes ant-aphid interactions: implications for community structure and indirect plant defense.
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Naturalist
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-0147,1537-5323
DOI: 10.1086/587758