Leaf Volatiles from Two Corydalis Species Lure A Keystone Seed-dispersing Ant and Enhance Seed Retrieval [PDF]
, 2018 It has been reported that a suit of plant traits can regulate the ant-seed interaction and subsequently affect the seed dispersal. However, the role of plant volatiles in attracting the ants for seed dispersal remains little examined.
Wang, Dong, Zhu, Yan
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Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2012 Pogonomyrmex cunicularius pencosensis Forel es la dispersora dominante de semillas con eleosoma en el Desierto del Monte septentrional del Noroeste semiárido de Argentina.
Adriana Aranda-Rickert +1 more
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Evaluation of seed-dispersal services by ants at a temperate pasture: Results of direct observations in an ant suppression experiment. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Konečná M +4 more
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Diplocòria de Rhamnus alaternus L., a la Mediterrània Occidental: ocells i formigues com agents dispersants. Dades prèvies [PDF]
L'aladern (Rhamnus alaternus) és un exemple d'arbre o arbust amb producció de fruits suculents amb un endocarp que protegeix les llavors durant el seu pas pel tracte digestiu dels ocells que les mengen.
Bas Lay, Josep Maria +1 more
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Convergent evolution of an ant-plant mutualism across plant families, continents and time [PDF]
, 2007 Questions: How often has dispersal of seeds by ants evolved in monocots and is the timing of origins associated with changes in the ant community or instead with the rise of forests? Are patterns in the origin of elaiosomes (the trait associated with the
Barraclough, T. +4 more
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Seed fates of Arctomecon californica
, 2007 Seed fates were investigated for Arctomecon californica a Critically Endangered plant in the State of Nevada. This species is a short-lived rare perennial plant endemic to the Mojave Desert.
Megill, Laura
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Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 2016 We describe, for the first time, the attraction of an unidentified millipede species (Urostreptus sp.) to an elaiosomes of a Euphorbiaceae species (Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill.). After field observations of Urostreptus specimens feeding on elaiosomes’ seeds of J.
Samuel C. Ribeiro +6 more
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Relationship Between Elaiosome and EFN Gland Size in Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.), an Exotic Mymercophyte in Southern California [PDF]
, 2013 Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) relies on seed dispersal by attracting ants with elaiosomes; lipid rich seed appendages, which serve as a source of food for ant larvae.
Carmona, Victor D +2 more
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African Mountain Thistles: Three New Genera in the Carduus-Cirsium Group. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2023 Moreyra LD +19 more
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Effects of myrmecochore species abundance, diversity, and fruiting phenology on Aphaenogaster (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nesting and foraging in southern Appalachian rich cove forests [PDF]
, 2014 In forests of the southern Appalachians, myrmecochory, or ant-mediated seed dispersal, is a diffuse mutualism between more than 42 species of plants and ants of the genus Aphaenogaster.
NC DOCKS at Western Carolina University +1 more
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