Ants Visiting the Post-Floral Secretions of Pericarpial Nectaries in Palicourea rigida (Rubiaceae) Provide Protection Against Leaf Herbivores But Not Against Seed Parasites

Ants Visiting the Post-Floral Secretions of Pericarpial Nectaries in Palicourea rigida (Rubiaceae) Provide Protection Against Leaf Herbivores But Not Against Seed Parasites

<h4 align="left">Pericarpial nectaries (PNs) have frequently been treated in the literature as extrafloral nectaries (EFNs). This treatment is partly justified by their morphological and functional similarities in attracting bodyguard ants to protect the plant against herbivores. Pal...

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Main Authors: Kleber Del-Claro, Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira, Helena Zardini, Elizângela Machado Almeida, Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013-11-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Mutualism
ant-plant interactions
parasitism
seed predation
herbivory
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/64

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