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MYRMECOPHILY [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Biology
  • Plant Biology
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

The condition of being myrmecophilous, i.e. fond of or benefited by ants.

OBS

Applied to insects that live in ant-hills [and] to plants living symbiotically with ants or fertilized by them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie animale
  • Biologie végétale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

État de ce qui vit avec les fourmis, et en association avec celles-ci.

OBS

Se rapporte aux espèces animales qui vivent dans les fourmilières ou au contact des fourmis, ainsi que des plantes qui hébergent des fourmis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología animal
  • Biología vegetal
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

[Condición del] que vive con las hormigas.

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