Variation in Extrafloral Nectary Productivity Influences the Ant Foraging.

Extrafloral nectar is the main food source offered by plants to predatory ants in most land environments. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) to plant defense against herbivores, the influence of EFNs secretory activity pattern on predatory ants rem...

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Main Authors: Denise Lange, Eduardo Soares Calixto, Kleber Del-Claro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5207748?pdf=render