Vertically transmitted bacterivorous nematodes are consistent nest inhabitants in the Azteca-Cecropia ant-plant mutualism [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNematodes play key roles in natural and agricultural ecosystems. They contribute to organic matter transformation and the stability of soil food webs. Beyond their free-living forms, many nematode lineages have evolved in close associations with insects,
Veronica Barrajon-Santos +5 more
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Azteca ants repair damage to their Cecropia host plants [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 Some Azteca ants are well-known symbionts that defend their Cecropia host plants against herbivory, although there is considerable variability in behavior among colonies, conditions, and species.
Alex Wcislo +5 more
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Frugivore richness poorly predicts seed dispersal effectiveness under climate change [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAnimal-mediated seed dispersal underpins forest maintenance, yet climate change threatens this mutualism by reshaping plant-frugivore overlap. Most projections assume that frugivore richness and binary interactions adequately capture seed dispersal ...
Eduardo D. B. Rigacci +3 more
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Volatile Organic Compounds in the Azteca/Cecropia Ant-Plant Symbiosis and the Role of Black Fungi [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Black fungi of the order Chaetothyriales are grown by many tropical plant-mutualistic ants as small so-called “patches” in their nests, which are located inside hollow structures provided by the host plant (“domatia”).
Veronika E. Mayer +4 more
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Integrated Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome of Cecropia obtusifolia: A Plant with High Chlorogenic Acid Content Traditionally Used to Treat Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 This investigation cultured Cecropia obtusifolia cells in suspension to evaluate the effect of nitrate deficiency on the growth and production of chlorogenic acid (CGA), a secondary metabolite with hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic activity that acts directly on type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Jorge David Cadena-Zamudio +2 more
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Dynamics and drivers of fungal communities in a multipartite ant-plant association [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Fungi and ants belong to the most important organisms in terrestrial ecosystems on Earth. In nutrient-poor niches of tropical rainforests, they have developed steady ecological relationships as a successful survival strategy.
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The effect of symbiotic ant colonies on plant growth: a test using an Azteca-Cecropia system.
PLoS ONE, 2015 In studies of ant-plant mutualisms, the role that ants play in increasing the growth rates of their plant partners is potentially a key beneficial service.
Karla N Oliveira +5 more
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Tissue culture of Cecropia glaziovii Sneth (urticaceae): vegetative micropropagation and plant regeneration from callus Cultura de tecidos de Cecropia glaziovii Sneth (Urticaceae): micropropagação vegetativa e regeneração de plantas via calos [PDF]
Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2010 Cecropia glaziovii is a tree with used in Brazilian popular medicine. Methods allowing the clonal propagation of this species are of great interest for superior genotype multiplication and perpetuation.
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Leaf Epidermal Features for Differentiating Cecropia pachystachya Trécul from its Adulterant Tetrapanax papyrifer (Hook.) K. Koch [PDF]
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2023 In the quality control of herbal drugs, analysis of microscopy structures is crucial to detect any adulterants or substitutes. Microscopic analysis is considered one of the first pharmacopeial parameters of pharmacognostic identification.
Lígia Petchak Zanlorenzi +8 more
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Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2018 AbstractA holistic understanding of superorganism biology requires study of colony sociometry, or the quantitative relationships among growth, nest architecture, morphology, and behavior. For ant colonies that obligately nest within plant hosts, their sociometry is likely intertwined with the plant, which has implications for the evolution, strength ...
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