Morphological characterization of extrafloral nectaries in Brazilian Amazonian plant species

Background and Aims: Extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are secretory glands of an aqueous solution composed mainly of sugars, amino acids and lipids, frequently used as food resource by ants, which tend to protect their host plants against herbivorous insects. Although the Amazon forest is recognized wor...

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Autors principals: Nakayama Miranda, Patrícia, Lahoz da Silva Ribeiro, José Eduardo, Aguirre-Jaimes, Armando, Brasil, Izaias, Dáttilo, Wesley
Format: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicat: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2024
Accés en línia:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/2241

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