Seed Dispersal by Ants in Three Early-Flowering Plants
Interactions between ants and plants vary from being occasionally beneficial to neutral and negative. Ant-mediated dispersal of obligatory myrmecochorous plants is considered mutualistic interaction, providing benefits to plants in terms of seed dispersal. Ants are rewarded by providing elaiosome, s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/386 |