• DOI:10.1007/BF00378662
Corpus ID: 21112371

Studies of a South East Asian ant-plant association: protection of Macaranga trees by Crematogaster borneensis

@article{Fiala2004StudiesOA,
  title={Studies of a South East Asian ant-plant association: protection of Macaranga trees by Crematogaster borneensis},
  author={B. Fiala and U. Maschwitz and T. Y. Pong and A. Helbig},
  journal={Oecologia},
  year={2004},
  volume={79},
  pages={463-470}
}

B. Fiala, U. Maschwitz, +1 author A. Helbig

Published 2004

Biology, Medicine

Oecologia

SummaryIn the humid tropics of SE Asia there are some 14 myrmecophytic species of the pioneer tree genus Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae). In Peninsular Malaysia a close association exists between the trees and the small, non-stinging myrmicine Crematogaster borneensis. These ants feed mainly on food bodies provided by the plants and have their colonies inside the hollow internodes. In a ten months field study we were able to demonstrate for four Macaranga species (M. triloba, M. hypoleuca, M. hosei… CONTINUE READING

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