Diaspore Abundance Promotes more Interaction with Ants in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Abstract The influence of Guarea guidonia (L.) Sleumer diaspore abundance on ants’ preference was studied in a secondary tropical forest area in Brazil. We offered seeds in stations with different abundances (one, two, five or 10 diaspores) for interactions with ants. The number of interactions and...

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Main Authors: Bianca Ferreira Silva, Igor Henrique Freitas Azevedo, Antonio Mayhé-Nunes, André Felippe Nunes-Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2020-06-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872020000400105&tlng=en