Nectar- and pollen-gathering Cephalotes ants provide no protection against herbivory: a new manipulative experiment to test ant protective capabilities

Jonas Byk1, Kleber Del‐Claro1
1Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, CxP 593, CEP 38400-902, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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