Foraging ants on the extrafloral nectaries repel nectar thieves but not the effective pollinator of Vigna luteola (Fabaceae) in a Mexican coastal sand dune

Foraging ants on the extrafloral nectaries repel nectar thieves but not the effective pollinator of Vigna luteola (Fabaceae) in a Mexican coastal sand dune

While some studies have shown that ants that visit extrafloral nectaries may defend their host plants against potential herbivores, recent researches have shown that such ant-plant mutualism may be broken in some cases. For example, the presence of ants on plants could also drive away pollinators an...

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Main Authors: Armando Aguirre, Wesley Dáttilo, Dulce Rodríguez-Morales, Sara Canchola-Orozco, Eliezer Cocoletzi-Vasquez, Rosamond Coates, Guillermo Angeles-Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2018-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
ant-plant relationship
experimental manipulation
multitrophic interactions
mutualisms
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3466

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