Ants contribute to pollination but not to reproduction in a rare calcareous grassland forb
The number of plants pollinated by ants is surprisingly low given the abundance of ants and the fact that they are common visitors of angiosperms. Generally ants are considered as nectar robbers that do not provide pollination service. We studied the pollination system of the endangered dry grasslan...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-02-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4369.pdf |