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 Role of Butterfly-plant and butterfly-ant relations in biodiversity of the rain forest in South East Asia in different stages of degeneration and regeneration
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Funded through :Tropenbos identified research projects
Year :1996
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Title :Role of Butterfly-plant and butterfly-ant relations in biodiversity of the rain forest in South East Asia in different stages of degeneration and regeneration
Keywords :plant animal relations, entomology, fauna
Start - End dates :03/1996 - 03/2000
Objective :To investigate how far specificity of food plant choice by lycaenid butterflies of the genus Arhopala and the attendance of the caterpillar by ants contribute to their diversity in differentially disturbed rain forests
Funding Agency :NWO
Researchers :Megens, Drs. H.J.
Supervisors :Jong, Dr. R. de
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