Global macroecology of ant-plant mutualisms: The role of biotic interactions in shaping species diversity and composition patterns [PDF]
, 2023 Understanding the mechanisms underlying patterns of species distribution and diversity is a central goal in ecology and biogeography. Biotic interactions have been acknowledged as important factors affecting species diversity at local scales.
Luo, Yangqing
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Química Nova, 2008 Mabea fistulifera (Euphorbiaceae)is a pioneer plant species with seeds dispersed by the ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. Since the ants are attracted to the seeds to use its elaiosome as a source of energy, we investigated its composition.
Ethel Fernandes de O. Peternelli +2 more
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Frequency-Dependent Seed Dispersal by Ants of Two Deciduous Forest Herbs [PDF]
, 1989 Two co—occurring deciduous forest myrmecochores, Asarum canadense and Jeffersonia diphylla, release their seeds at approximately the same time, and therefore potentially compete for ants as dispersers.
Bridgman, Cara Lin +3 more
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Diminishing importance of elaiosomes for acacia seed removal in non-native ranges [PDF]
Evolutionary Ecology, 2018 Myrmecochorous plants produce seeds with lipid-rich appendages (elaiosomes) which act as a reward for seed-dispersing ants. Seed dispersal is important for exotic species, which often need to establish new mutualistic interactions in order to colonize new non-native habitats.
Daniel Montesinos +4 more
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The worldwide status of phasmids (Insecta: Phasmida) as pests of agriculture and forestry, with a generalised theory of phasmid outbreaks [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Baker. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium ...
Baker, E
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The evolution of rewards: seed dispersal, seed size and elaiosome size [PDF]
Journal of Ecology, 2006 SummaryWe examine the relationship between the reward offered to ants to disperse seeds (elaiosome size) and seed size, and the possible mechanisms that may generate this relationship in Australian plant species.We used seed and elaiosome sizes from our own data set containing 87Acaciaspecies, supplemented with 22 species from a previously published ...
Edwards, Will +2 more
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Antagonistic and mutualistic interactions alter seed dispersal of understory plants at forest edges
Ecosphere, 2021 Seed dispersal by ants is an important interaction in North American eastern deciduous forests, where 30–40% of understory plants are myrmecochores, with seeds that possess lipid‐rich appendages (elaiosomes) that attract seed‐dispersing ants ...
Wyatt J. Parker +2 more
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Reproductive biology of the Iberian species of Potentilla L. (Rosaceae)
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2005 Several processes related to the reproductive biology of the Iberian species of the genus Potentilla L. subg. Trichothalamus (Spreng.) Rchb., Comarum (L.) Syme and Fragariastrum (Heist. ex Fabr.) Rchb. are studied.
Antonio Guillén +2 more
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Influence of elaiosome on postdispersal dynamics of an ant-dispersed plant
Acta Oecologica, 2009 Peer ...
Garrido, José L. +2 more
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Plant density can increase invertebrate postdispersal seed predation in an experimental grassland community [PDF]
, 2016 Janzen–Connell effects are negative effects on the survival of a plant’s progeny at high conspecific densities or close to its conspecifics. Although the role of Janzen–Connell effects on the maintenance of plant diversity was frequently studied, only ...
Dudenhöffer, Jan-Hendrik +3 more
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