Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2026.This photo of Setaria faberi (giant foxtail) was taken at the experimental field of the Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University. The photograph was taken by Akira Yamawo. Our research revealed that Setaria viridis (green foxtail) and Setaria faberi (giant foxtail) are the first known grass species to form a myrmecochorous (ant‐dispersal ...
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Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits [PDF]
, 2018 Vittoz P. and Engler R. 2007. Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits. Bot. Helv. 117: 109-124. The ability of plants to disperse seeds may be critical for their survival under the current constraints of landscape ...
Engler, Robin, Vittoz, Pascal
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Dispersal modes affect Rhamnaceae diversification rates in a differentiated manner. [PDF]
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Distribució i grau d’invasió de la formiga argentina (Linepithema humile Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) al Parc Natural de s’Albufera des Grau, Menorca (Illes Balears) [PDF]
, 2012 The Argentine ant is an exotic invasive species present in all the Mediterranean and subtropical ecosystems of the world. It is closely associated to urban and human-disturbed areas, even though it can also invade natural areas causing a strong negative ...
Abril, Silvia, Gómez, Crisanto
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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.
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The influence of ants on the environment and their relationship with ecosystem components
Acta Biologica SibiricaHaving a wide geographical distribution and, as an engineering species, actively transforming the landscapes they inhabit, ants have a significant impact on the environment, creating new biogenic landforms and changing a number of its parameters ...
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Cytisus scoparius : a genetic and historical analysis of introduction history in Norway [PDF]
, 2017 Cytisus scoparius is an invasive species threatening the local flora where the shrub is introduced. Studies show that the shrub spreads rapidly and has damaging effects in areas where the plant is considered invasive.
Furevik, Beate Beatriz
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Delphinium L. subgen Delphinium: origin and evolutionary trends [PDF]
, 2012 Les caractéristiques avançades de Delphinium L. subgèn. Delphinium (taxons anuals) son comparades amb les del subgèn. Delphinastrum (DC.) Wang i del subgèn. Oligophyllon Dimitrova (taxons perennes).
Blanché i Vergés, Cèsar
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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
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