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Discussion of development processes in insect-fungus association derived from the shaggy parasol fruiting on the nests of hairy wood ants [PDF]
, 2019 1. Chlorophyllum rhacodes, typically regarded as a rich grassland or open forest “mush‐room” species, was found fruiting abundantly on nests of Formica lugubris, occurring in a Pinus silvestris plantation.
Fraser, Douglas
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Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 3, Page 321-332, April 2026.ABSTRACT Ant‐flower interactions are prevalent in many ecosystems, yet their ecological significance remains poorly understood, particularly in isolated systems like the Galapagos Islands, where unique biotic assemblages create distinct interaction networks.
Alejandro Mieles +2 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2017 Ants provide a common dispersal vector for a variety of plants in many environments through a process known as myrmecochory. The efficacy of this dispersal mechanism can largely determine the ability of species to track changes in habitat availability ...
Zsofia Palfi +2 more
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THE ECOLOGY OF MUTUALISM [PDF]
, 1982 Elementary ecology texts tell us that organisms interact in three fundamen tal ways, generally given the names competition, predation, and mutualism. The third member has gotten short shrift (264), and even its name is not generally agreed on.
Boucher, Douglas H. +2 more
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Invasive acacias experience higher ant seed removal rates at the invasion edges [PDF]
Web Ecology, 2012 Seed dispersal is a key process for the invasion of new areas by exotic species. Introduced plants often take advantage of native generalist dispersers. Australian acacias are primarily dispersed by ants in their native range and produce seeds bearing a ...
D. Montesinos +2 more
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Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits [PDF]
, 2007 The ability of plants to disperse seeds may be critical for their survival under the current constraints of landscape fragmentation and climate change.
Engler, R., Vittoz, P.
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Signals can trump rewards in attracting seed-dispersing ants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Both rewards and signals are important in mutualisms. In myrmecochory, or seed dispersal by ants, the benefits to plants are relatively well studied, but less is known about why ants pick up and move seeds.
Kyle M Turner, Megan E Frederickson
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Physiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 29-39, March 2026.Colour‐coded perlites were treated with specific fatty acids or mono‐, di‐ or triglycerides as perlite pickup cues for laboratory and field colonies of western carpenter ants. In laboratory and field experiments, ant colonies were offered multiple choices of these colour‐coded lipid‐treated perlites for pickup and transport to the nest.
Asim Renyard +5 more
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Інтродукція Рослин, 2022 Gymnospermium odessanum is a rare relict endemic plant species. The research was carried out during G. odessanum flowering in 2019–2021 at the botanical-geographical plot “Steppes of Ukraine” of the M.M.
Victoria Gritsenko
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Formigues dispersadores de llavors de Rhamnus alaternus (l.) [PDF]
, 2001 Es presenten els resultats sobre les espècies de formigues dispersadores de llavors de Rhamnus alaternus al nord-est de la península Ibèrica. Les llavors de l'aladern tenen la particularitat de presentar un eleosoma que pot ser atractiu per a algunes ...
Bas Lay, Josep Maria +1 more
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