A Carnivorous Plant Fed by Its Ant Symbiont: A Unique Multi-Faceted Nutritional Mutualism

Vincent Bazile; Jonathan A. Moran; Gilles Le Moguédec; David J. Marshall; Laurence Gaume

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036179

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A Carnivorous Plant Fed by Its Ant Symbiont: A Unique Multi-Faceted Nutritional Mutualism

Vincent Bazile ,

* E-mail: Vincent.Bazile@cirad.fr

Affiliation Université Montpellier II, UMR AMAP: Botanique et bioinformatique de l'architecture des plantes, Montpellier, France
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Jonathan A. Moran,

Affiliation School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Gilles Le Moguédec,

Affiliations Université Montpellier II, UMR AMAP: Botanique et bioinformatique de l'architecture des plantes, Montpellier, France, INRA, UMR AMAP: Botanique et bioinformatique de l'architecture des plantes, Montpellier, France
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David J. Marshall,

Affiliation Biology Department, University of Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam
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Laurence Gaume

Affiliations Université Montpellier II, UMR AMAP: Botanique et bioinformatique de l'architecture des plantes, Montpellier, France, CNRS, UMR AMAP: Botanique et bioinformatique de l'architecture des plantes, Montpellier, France
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A Carnivorous Plant Fed by Its Ant Symbiont: A Unique Multi-Faceted Nutritional Mutualism

Vincent Bazile,
Jonathan A. Moran,
Gilles Le Moguédec,
David J. Marshall,
Laurence Gaume

Published: May 9, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036179

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